Persons suspected to be ritualists, on Monday, attacked a 12 year old boy in Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State and plucked out his eyes.
It was gathered that the victim, Abdu Garba, a native of Miga Local Government of Jigawa state is a student to one Islamic teacher, Haruna Abdullahi of Sakwa town in Zaki local government.
It was learnt that the ritualists followed the movements of Abdu and when they got to isolated area, they abducted him and took him to an unknown destination where they plucked out his eyes.
The state Police spokesman, Deputy Superintendent of Police Haruna Mohammed confirmed the attack and subsequent plucking of Garba, a native of Miga local government in Jigawa state’s eyes by unknown persons in Zaki local government area of the state.
He said the unknown assailants suspected to be ritualists accosted the victim to a solitary area and removed his eyes.
According to him, ”After residents of the area informed the police in the local government about the incident, police detectives went to the scene and rushed the victim to Federal Medical Centre Azare for treatment”
The PPRO added that Investigation had commenced and efforts is been intensified to apprehend the fleeing suspects.