Police command investigates beheading of minor by Almajiri

The Police Command in Kano State has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged beheading of a minor, Mohammed Saidu, by an Almajiri at Kanwa village, Madobi Local Government Area.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Usaini Gumel, told the newsmen in Kano on Friday that 6-year-old Saidu was allegedly killed by 16-year-old Almajiri, simply identified as Abdullahi.

Gumel said Abdullahi, who hails from Zamfara,was sighted at Kanwa village by a good Samaritan while in possession of a blood-stained knife strongly suspected to be human blood.

Upon searches, he said the headless body of Saidu was found in a nearby primary school.

He said the suspect was then taken to the house of the village head to prevent him from being lynched.

However, the angry mob overwhelmed the village head, descended on the suspect, and inflicted serious injuries on him, the commissioner said.

He said when the police arrived, the suspect confessed to the crime, saying he dumped the head of the victim in a pit toilet adjacent to the primary school.

He said the suspect was taken to the Kwankwaso Cottage Hospital but died while receiving treatment.

The remains of the victim were recovered, moved to the hospital for examination, and later released to his relatives for burial, Gumel further told NAN.