The Lagos state police
has arrested a 35 year old roasted meat (suya) seller, Alliu Abdulahi, for
allegedly attempting to slaughter a four- year-old girl for Suya.
The suspect had
allegedly abducted the girl at White sand area of Ebute Meta, while she was
playing with her mates in an open field.
But as he took her to a
secluded area where he attempted to slaughter the girl with a knife, another
man saw him and raised alarm. The alarm attracted
other people who rescued the girl. DailySun reports that the suya seller who
resisted the people stabbed one person and bit another.
Commissioner of Police,
Mr Fatai Owoseni, who confirmed the incident to newsmen yesterday said that the
Good Samaritans succeeded in rescuing the victim from the grip of the suspect. He said that one of the
Good Samaritans in an attempt to disarm the suspect sustained minor injury on
his hand.
He said:
“The suspect was
subsequently handed over to the Police at Denton Police Station, Oyingbo.
Police investigation revealed that the suspect had abducted the little girl
from where she was playing with her friends with the sole intention of
slaughtering her. It is a clear case of kidnap and attempted murder.
“The child has been
reunited with her mother, while the kidnapper and would-be murderer will be
arraigned in court.”
When approached by
newsmen, the suspect Alliu could only mention his name, but could not express
himself in English Language. His relative, Akilu
Isa, who was also arrested, claimed that he was insane.
According to Isa:
“he is my brother. He is not mentally
stable. He had a shock while he was a child, which affected his brain. At
times, he would behave normal and at other times he would behave abnormally.
“I am a suya seller. I
sell suya at White sand area of Ebute Meta. My brother was not okay before. He
was treated in the village five years ago before he came to Lagos. Maybe the
sickness has come back again.
“On the day of the
incident, while we were selling suya, suddenly my brother started behaving
funny. He grabbed the table and turned it upside down scattering the entire
suya in the process.
“We all sell roasted
meat (Suya) at the market. On that fateful day, the mental disorder gripped
him. He immediately picked up the girl and at the same time, lifted a knife
which he uses for Suya.
“At that point I
beckoned on my other relative, Salisu, to come to the girl’s aid. We
immediately gripped him and succeeded in retrieving the knife from him.
Thereafter, we tied him with a rope.
“I was even the person
that told a crowd, who attempted to beat him, to call the Police to arrest him.
When the Police came, they took him away.
But to my surprise, when I went to the station with
the chairman of our section, I was arrested with another relative of ours. As I
speak, I don’t know the reason why I am arrested.”
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