A 25-year-old man accused of beheading a six year old boy, Mohammed Nabiyu has been lynched by irate mob in Kanwa village, Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State on Thursday.
Nigeria Info learnt that the suspect simply identified as Abdullahi was an almanjir boy who migrated to the village in 2021 and left the vicinity four months ago before his sudden return to allegedly perpetuate his heinous act.
The Village Head, Umar Maitama Yusuf, told our correspondent that the incident occurred around 9am on Thursday.
He said the suspect had once worked as a houseboy for parents of the victim but was eventually sacked over alleged stealing.
“Abdullahi was brought to Kanwa over two years ago by one Islamic Scholar, Mallam Abdulrauf from Katsina. He stayed here for two years and left four months ago.
“He returned to the village during this festive period, claiming that he came for a condolence because we lost one old woman three days ago.
“It was during his visit that he lured Nabiyu to a toilet of a nearest primary school where he beheaded him and slashed his stomach.” He explained.
The village head narrated further that nemesis caught up with the suspect when he was caught by a small boy shortly after he hide the head of the victim inside a soakaway and the boy raised the alarm.
Yusuf noted that the suspect was initially rescued from the mob and kept inside his palace before the arrival of the police for onward investigation but the mob forced their way into the palace and lynched him.
“The mob were about 10, 000 because many of them came to the village for Sallah. They overpowered the police and men of vigilante group at the palace.
“They even damaged some parts of the palace building in their attempt to kill the suspect. Some of them located the room where the suspected was kept and climbed the roof top when they could not open the door.
“They eventually had their way and entered the room where Abdullahi was kept and killed him there because they feel he might be freed later if they hand him over to the police.” He added.
According to the village head, the corpse of the victim was taken to a cottage at the village where he was confirmed dead and later released for burial according to Islamic rites.
“The victim will soon be buried this evening”. He said.
Yusuf added that the corpse of the suspect has been deposited inside a mortuary of the Murtala Muhammed Hospital for further instigation.
When contacted, the Police Spokesman in Kano, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa confirmed the incident to Nigeria Info. He said investigations have commenced to unravel the root cause of the incident.
