Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command arrested a 32-year-old man identified as Isaac Ezekiel, of Rafin Zurfi Yelwa Bauchi Metropolitan and two other accomplices for allegedly plucking the eyes of a 16-year-old boy.
A statement released by the police spokesperson, Ahmed Mohammed, a Superintendent Police (SP) Wakil, said the suspect voluntarily confessed to the unfortunate crime.
The police spokesperson said a prompt search at the house of the suspect led to the recovery of Uzairu Salisu’s eyeballs.
According to the statement, exhibits recovered from the suspect include two human eyeballs in a calabash, a cable wire used in perpetrating the heinous act, travelling bag containing some native medicine, The Trumpet gathered.
Wakili added that others arrested in connection with the crime include Nensok Bawa ‘M’ 38yr-old of Kabwir District Kanke Local Government Area Plateau State and Yohana Luka (AKA Doctor Samu) 52yr-old of Golbong Village Amper District in Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State.
”Findings reveal that in April 2022, Principal Suspect Isaac Ezekiel conspired with the two suspects above to conceive the idea to commit the atrocity of getting the eyeballs of a human being.
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“On 24th June 2022 at about 0900hrs the principal suspect Isaac Ezekiel lured one Uzairu Salisu ‘M’ 16yr of Jahun Bauchi Metropolitan into a nearby Bush for a casual job on his farm, the Isaac Ezekiel used a cable wire to strangulate Uzairu Salisu into a coma and use a knife to remove the two eyes for a ritual purpose,” he said.
He further stated that the suspects would be charged to court after the completion of investigation.
