Wednesday, July 2, 2025 - A 30-year-old man identified as Basiru Umaru has allegedly k!lled a six-year-old boy, Aliyu Muhammed, in Mariga Town, Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.
Security
analyst, Zagazola Makama, confirmed the incident on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
According
to him, the tragic incident occurred on June 28 at about 9:00 p.m., when the
suspect, said to be mentally unstable, reportedly lured the child to a
riverside in the area.
According
to community sources, the suspect tied the boy’s hands and legs before throwing
him into the river, where he drowned.
The
parents of the deceased, who had declared him missing, were later led to the
riverbank by the suspect himself.
The
child’s lifeless body was recovered shortly after. Police personnel were
deployed to the scene.
The corpse
was taken to a medical facility for autopsy, while concerned community members
mobilised to ensure the suspect was restrained and isolated from the
public.
Medical
and mental health professionals are expected to conduct psychiatric evaluation
on the suspect to determine his state of mind at the time of the
incident.
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