There was a
mild drama in Maiduguri on Thursday when an 11-year-old girl grabbed the
collar of a local scent (Turare) vendor, accusing him of being among
those who slaughtered her father and mother in the dead of the night
about nine months ago.
Witnesses said the 11-year-old girl who
was hawking sachet water at the Gamboru area of Maiduguri metropolis,
sighted the man, believed to be in his early 30s, and immediately
recognised his face as the man who, in company of four others, attacked
her family.
“As soon as she saw the scent seller at the Gamboru Market, the young girl threw away her sachet water container, screamed, ran fast and grabbed him by the collar, shouting in Hausa ‘this is him...he is the one who killed my mother. He is the one who slaughtered my father...help me to catch him,” a witness told Weekly Trust.
Traders said the man could not runaway because of the large crowd that mobilized to the scene. He was, however, saved from being lynched as the police arrived and whisked him to a nearby police station.
“The girl vividly recollected what happened on the night her parents were killed. She told us that the local scent seller together with four others stormed her family’s residence,” another trader said.
In a related development, six suspected Boko Haram members were captured in Maiduguri. Some youths had trailed and arrested four in Mairi area along Bama road and two others at the Post Office area.
In the last two weeks, dozens of insurgents had been captured by vigilante groups formed by young men in Maiduguri who vowed to end killings by the sect members in Borno State.
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Sharp girl,the guy should be properly drilled,afterall he is not the only guy that the girl has seen since the death of her both parent which means they may be fact in an act.
ReplyDeleteOh! You will never forget them. We are helping you with prayer to ALLAH to grant Jannah to your parents as they were innocently killed by heartless criminals that are giving bad names to Islam, Muslims and ALLAH Himself.
ReplyDeletepolice, police, make we no hear abracadabra tomorrow.
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