The Police in Kano state have arrested a100-year old suspected woman ritualist, Furera Abubakar and two others for allegedly plucking off the right eye-ball of a 12-year-old boy, Mustapha Yunusa.
The other suspects are Isah Hassan (17) and Sani Abdulrahman (16).
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This is contained in a statement by the Spokesman of the Kano State Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna and issued to newsmen on Thursday.
He said the Almajiri boy was lured into a hidden corner at Rimin Hamza Quarters in Tarauni Local Government Area, where his tormentors allegedly plucked off his left eye-ball at the orders of Furera.
The eye-ball was to be used in making “appear and disappear” charms.
“On March, 20, 2022, a report was received from a resident of Sheka Dantsinke Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area Kano, that an unknown person took one Mustapha Yunusa (12) to Rimin Hamza Quarters, Tarauni LGA, Kano State, used a sharp knife and removed his right eyeball and fled with it to an unknown destination.
“On receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State
Command, CP Sama’ila Shu’aibu Dikko, raised and instructed a team of Operation Puff Adder led by CSP Alfa N. Muhammad, Divisional Police Officer, Sheka Division to proceed to the scene.
“The team immediately went to the scene and rushed the victim to Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital Kano, where a Medical Doctor confirmed that the eyeball of the victim was forcefully removed using a sharp object, and the victim was admitted to the said Hospital.
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“Sustained efforts coupled with prolonged intelligence follow-up led to the arrest of the principal suspect, one Isah Hassan (17) of Dantsinke Layin Rimin Hamza Quarters Tarauni LGArea, Kano State, with the help of local Vigilante of Sheka Quarters on the March 29, 2022.
“On investigation, the suspect confessed that he met his friend, Sani Abdulrahman (16), and asked him where he can get a charm that will make him disappear whenever he wants.
“Sani directed him to his aged grandmother of 100 years old (as she claimed), one Furera Abubakar of the same address.
“The principal suspect further confessed that he met Furera, and she instructed him to bring an eyeball of a human being to her so that she can prepare the charm for him.
“He went and deceived one street beggar (Almajiri), the victim, lured him to a nearby bush, tied his hands and forcefully used a sharp knife and plucked his right eyeball.
“He took the eyeball to Furera and she told him to bring N500.
“As he did not have the money, Furera told him to keep it in a safer place and bring it when he gets the money.
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“He kept it for three days, later he discovered that the eyeball had decayed, and he then threw it away. Furera was subsequently arrested,” Haruna said.
He Said the Commissioner of Police has ordered that the case should be transferred to the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department for discreet investigation adding that all the suspects would be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
