By MARY RONKE, Kwara –
The Kwara State Command of The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday said a yet to be identified person has reportedly cut off the right hand of a seven-year old boy, identified as Usman Abubakar in Patigi Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement, the spokeman of NSCDC in the state, Babawale Afolabi, said that Abubakar was a student of one of the Alimanjirai school in Patigi.
Mr. Afolabi said: “On Monday around 10:03 a.m., an unknown person cut off the right hand of Abubakar”.
“The victim aided one man came to the town and lured him and two other Alimanjirai to enter a car with the assurances that he was taking them to a place to give them enough food to eat”.
“The suspect, who is now at large with the part of the hand he cut, then drove into a bush and when he was struggling to cut his hand the other boys escaped from the suspect”.
“It was noticed that the victim has lost a lot of blood. Hence, an officer was instructed to lead the people who brought him to Patigi General Hospital for prompt medical attention, to save his life”.
“Three other surveillance officers have also been directed to go to the scene of the occurrence as described by the victim”. The statement said.
The NSCDC spokesman, however, said that efforts are ongoing to share the information with other security agencies in Patigi LGA, in a bid to apprehended the suspect.
