Police On Trail Of Suspect Who Plucked Off ‘Best’ Friend’s Eyes In Bauchi

BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – The Nigeria Police, Bauchi State Command has commenced a full scale investigations into the case of attempted culpable homicide committed by one Ibrahim who allegedly plucked-off the eyes of his ‘best’ friend, 16 years Uzairu Salisu.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Ahmed Wakili, who stated this in a statement, explained that at about 1800hrs on Thursday, a distress call was received from Mohammed Lawal, the Ward Head of Birshin, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis stating that a boy of about 16 years was found in a pool of blood with two of his eyes removed at Dutsen Jira of Yelwa area of Bauchi metropolis.

Wakili further said that immediately, a team of policemen led by the DPO in Yelwa moved to the scene of the crime and evacuated the victim to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi (ATBUTH), for medical attention.

The police spokesman said that preliminary investigations has so far revealed that the victim’s name is Uzairu Salisu of kwanan Gulmammu, Jahun Quarters within Bauchi metropolis.

The police said that the victim disclosed that one Ibrahim of Rafin Zurfi whom he knows for some time lured him to the bush for a menial job on his farm, where he used a cable wire to strangulate him and subsequently removed his two eyes.

While the victim is currently in the hospital receiving medical attention, the police said that members of the public will be updated as the investigation unfolds.

Wakili said that the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Umar Mamman Sanda has vowed to get to the root of the matter and ensure that erring culprits of the dastardly act are brought to book.

The Commissioner of Police reiterated the need for parents and guardians to maintain strict vigilance of the activities of their wards.

He said; “It is pertinent now more than ever that the whereabouts of wards and the company they keep are constantly kept in check by all those responsible”.

CP Sanda therefore charged Community leaders, elders and those in position of authority to keep an eye on happenings within their environment and ensure the needed intervention before situations degenerate.

He also enjoined the citizens of the State remain vigilant, not to relent in partnering with the Police, especially with needed information and report any suspicious or abnormal movement to the police.