Police arrest teenager for amputating farmer’s hand in Bauchi
By Uzair Adam Imam
A 15-year-old Adamu Ibrahim has been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command for amputating the hand of a farmer in Jital village in the state.
SP Ahmed Wakil, the Spokesman of the Command, disclosed this Saturday in a statement he made available to journalists in the Bauchi.
He stated that the suspect was arrested for causing grievous hurt and mischief along Gombe road in Bauchi State.
According to Wakil, “A disagreement ensued in the course of which the suspect stabbed the victim upon asking him to vacate his farmland.
“In addition, the suspect drew his machete and chopped off the left hand of the victim.“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect had on several occasions trespassed into the victim’s farmland with his cows while rearing,” he said.
The Police Spokesman explained that the unfortunate incident followed a series of complaints to the suspect’s father by the victim for intrusion into his rice farmland by the suspect.
“The investigation revealed that on the 24th of August, 2023, the suspect who was armed with a stick and machete, again went to the victim’s farmland and destroyed crops, whose value is yet to be ascertained.
“The victim was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for medical attention and he is responding to treatment,” he said.