A car dealer in Zamfara state and four others were arrested before a chief magistrate court over the murder, decapitating and eating the body parts of a nine-year-old boy identified as Ahmad Yakubu Aliyu.
What is happening in Nigeria? why the consistent outcry by parents whose children have been killed for no reason? Why are the adults inflicting pains on families? it’s sad to see everyday in the news how children are killed for absolutely no reason.
These suspects were brought to the magistrate court on Tuesday. They pleaded not guilty after the magistrate, Sa’adu Gurbin Bore, read the charges against them, the case was adjourned till February 8 2022.
The parents of the victim and other sympathisers were in court on Tuesday to call for justice for their murdered son.
The parents of the victim have sworn to get justice for their child, and have said that people who killed their son troubles them and they would never forgive the suspects.
The mother of the nine-year-old boy, identified as Jamila Abdurrahman Hafiz, while speaking with Daily Trust noted that they were at the court to ensure that justice is swiftly served and that the blood of her innocent child was not spilled in vain.
The judge then ordered that three of the accused be remanded in Gusau Correctional Centre in Zamfara state and the other two young ones among them be taken to a remand home.
