13-year-old Boy ‘Stabs Man To Death Over Refusal To Pay For Sugarcane’

The Borno State police command, North East Nigeria says it operatoves have arrested one 13-year-old boy simply identified as Abdullahi Sanusi for the alleged murder of a 19-year-old man over refusal to pay for sugarcane.

Gatekeepers News reports that Borno police commissioner, Abdul Umar, In a press briefing said the victim died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH).

The Police Commissioner said the victim “forcefully” took the suspect’s sugarcane without payment, and when the former asked for money, he started beating him.

The police said the suspect used the knife, which he was using to cut sugarcane to stab the neck of the victim, identified as Mohammed Abdullahi.

Umar said, “On the same date (19/01/2022) at about 1700hrs, one Abdullahi Sanusi ‘m’ 13 years of the same address used a sharp knife which he was using to cut sugar cane and stabbed one Mohammed Abdullahi ‘m’ 19 years 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.”