13-Year-Old Sugarcane Seller Stabs Boy To Death In Borno
A 13-year-old boy identified as Abdullahi Sanusi, a sugercane seller has been arrested by the Borno State Police Command for stabbing a 19-year-old boy, one Mohammed Abdullahi to death.
The incident happened on Wednesday, January 19, in Gidan Dambe area of Borno State.
The suspect was said to have stabbed the victim to death after he forcefully collected his sugercane and refused to pay.
According to report, the suspects asked the victim to pay for the sugarcane, but he refused and started beating him. Consequently, the suspect used the knife he was using to cut the sugarcane to stab the victim on his neck.
The deceased was immediately rushed to UMTH, but unfortunately he died.
The state commissioner of police, Abdu Umar, who confirmed the incident said “On the same date (19/01/2022) at about 1700hrs, one Abdullahi Sanusi, 13, of the same address used a sharp knife, which he was using to cut sugarcane and stabbed one Mohammed Abdullahi, 19, on his neck at Mallawan in Gidan Dambe area.
As a result, the victim sustained serious injury. He was rushed to UMTH for treatment but later died on the same date.
The suspect alleged that the deceased forcefully took away his sugar cane and refused to pay and when the suspect demanded his money, the deceased started beating him as a result of which the suspect stabbed the victim with a knife”.
