Bose Adelakun |
A 15-year-old Adamu has been arrested by officers of the Bauchi State Police Command for allegedly amputating a farmer’s hand following a disagreement.
The incident occurred at Jital village along Gombe road in Bauch State.
It was learnt that the suspect has on several occasions trespassed into the victim’s farmland while rearing his cows, a development that did not go down well with the victim.
This was made known in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Wakil, on Saturday.
It was stated that the series of complaints to the suspect’s father for intrusion into his rice farmland also proved abortive as the suspect continued grazing on the farmer’s land.
The statement read, ““The investigation revealed that on the 24th of August, 2023, the suspect, who was armed with a stick and machete, mischievously invaded the victim’s farmland and destroyed the yet-to-be-ascertained value of crops.
“A disagreement ensued, in the course of which the suspect stabbed the victim upon asking him to vacate his farmland. As a result, the victim’s left hand was chopped. The suspect drew his machete and chopped off the left hand of the victim.
“On receiving this report, the Area Commander, Metropolitan swung into action and activated more preventive measures to avert circumstances that may result in a herder-farmer clash in the area and equally directed the arrest of the suspect.”
The victim was, however, rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, for medical attention.”
