A 61-year-old man has been
arrested by the police for cutting off the hand of an 11-year-old boy at Okoko
area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
The victim, Goodluck Amechi had
his hand cut off by Jeremiah Obifor, who said he thought the boy wanted to
steal his fishes.
Police Public Relations Officer,
Bala Elkana, disclosed on Sunday that on 7 June, 2019 at about 12.20pm,
one Doris Isaac of No.6 Ajanaku Street,
Okoko reported at Okoko Police Station that on the same date at about 8.20am,
her foster son, Goodluck Amechi, 11, was attacked with a matchete by one Jeremiah Obifor, 61.
Elkana said the boy’s right hand
was cut off as he was rushed to the hospital.
“The victim was rushed to Igando
General Hospital. The suspect alleged
that, he saw the victim around his fish pond and thought that he came to steal
his fish, that was why he attacked him.
“Investigation is ongoing and the
suspect will be charged to Court,” he said.
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