10-year-old tortured to death by soldier for plucking mango

By Ezurike Ugochukwu

A soldier in Kaduna, Kaduna State has been alleged to have tortured a 10- year old boy to death for plucking mango from a tree in the barracks that shared boundry with thier community.

The boy according to the report went into the Kotoko Barracks located at Hayin Banki, Kaduna North Local Government, which shares a boundary with the community to pluck mangos from a tree

According to the report the soldier was said to have followed the boy back to the community and detained him in the barracks where he tortured him to death.

In the words of the Sardauna of the Sardauna of Hayin Banki, Malam Ibrahim Hassan Wuyo, a traditional leader in the community, he said, “The boy who bears the name Muslim went into the Kotoko Barracks which shares a boundary with the Hayin Banki community to pluck mangos from a tree.

“The soldier queried why the boy came into the barracks and the boy was able to run away. The soldier then traced the boy back to the community; he took him back to the barracks and detained him. I was told that while he was torturing the boy, other colleagues warned him to release the boy but he refused.”

The Sardauna said due to the torture, the boy died and the soldier allegedly threw his body at Unguwan Kanawa community.

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He, however, said, “The military have handed over the suspect to the police.”

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed that the suspect has been arrest as investigation had commenced.