Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that 16-year-old Uzairu Salisu of Kwanan Gulmanmu, Jahun quarters in Bauchi metropolis was attacked and his two eyes were plucked out by his friend.
This was made known in a statement by the spokesperson for the state police command, Ahmed Wakili, and obtained by Tribune.
Wakili said that at about 6 pm on Thursday, a distress call was received from Mohammed Lawal, Ward Head of Birshi, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis.
Lawal said a boy of about 16 years was found in a pool of blo0d with his eyes plucked out at Dutsen Jira in Yelwa area of Bauchi.
According to the police spokesman, on receipt of the distress call, a team of policemen led by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Yelwa went to the scene of the crime and took the victim to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital Bauchi (ATBUTH) for treatment.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim stated that one Ibrahim of Rafin Zurfi whom he had known for some time lured him to the bush for a menial job, where he used a cable wire to strangulate him before plucking out his eyes.
The police spokesperson assured that the victim was receiving treatment in the hospital and that the general public would be updated as the investigation unfolded.
The Commissioner of Police, Umar Mamman Sanda vowed to get to the root of the matter and ensure that anyone found responsible would be brought to justice.
According to Sanda, “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”.
