Zamfara Health Worker Attempts To Murder His Neighbour's Son For Stoning His Olive Tree

By Aminu Abdullahi Gusau

Fear grieves residents of Janyau area of Gusau local government area of Zamfara state yesterday, over the murder attempt of a seven year old Suleman Ahmad of the same address by a neighbour, simply because the said victim and his friend were sighted stonning an Olive  Tree, popularly known as 'Zaitun' infront of his house.

Narrating what really transpired, the Father of the victim, Malan Ahmed Tijjani told journalists that, his neighbour who was a staff of King Fahad Hospital, Malan Lawali Musa, has on Wednesday picked his Son and put him inside his house where he had beaten him mercilessly until when the victims sister raised alarm and informed her mother that her elder brother was taken into the neighbor's house and is being beaten by the owner of the house.

"When my wife heard this terrible incidence, she rushed to my neighbour's house and found that the house was locked and he was only busy beating the innocent child, untill when we forcefully open the gate and rescued the little boy.

"We took the matter to the nearest police station at Janyau Outpost, but because of the fear, we equally reported the matter to the Human Right Defender Gusau branch, and they quickly report the case to the Central Police station.

"We are appealing to all the authorities concern to assist to see that the perpetrator face the wrath of the law with a view to serve as deterrant to others, considering the fact my son was the third person whom this man had molested because of the Olive Tree.

"We found that there were traces of cane almost every where on the body of Suleman Ahmad including his head, face, chest and his back, and that led to made him unconcious with even fear that it might have affected his reasoning organ.

Suleman Ahmed who was beaten by his neighbour for stoning his Olive Tree

When contacted, the Zamfara state Human Right Defender Coordinator, Comrade Salisu Umar, told Journaliats that, the case of murder attempt was brought to them, and they immidiately swung into action to report to Gusau Central Police station.

"As I am talking to you now, the culprilt is at the police custody and investigation is going on, and at our own side we must make sure that justice is done to seven year old Suleman Ahmed.

"We learnt that the culprit Lawal Musa has done this type of maltreatment to two other small children because of an Olive Tree that is infront of his house. He added.