Hope-Feyisayo Temitope
Wisdom Hashimu, a 13-year-old-boy committed suicide in the Ungwan Maigero Community in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Reportedly, the incident which happened on Thursday, June 7, after a soldier and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in the area tortured the deceased, who was said to have been falsely accused of stealing N10,000 from a neighbour on June 1.
In a report, the 16-year-old neighbour, whose money went missing, identified as Hope, was said to have invited her boyfriend, Segun Samson, who is a serving soldier at Bodi Camp in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
However, the money went missing during the visit, thereby prompting Hope to involve her boyfriend who dragged Wisdom and her brother to the Civilian JTF office.
According to the grieving father, the Civilian JTF took the law into their own hands by torturing Wisdom.
“But, beyond my wildest imagination, the Civilian JTF only beat Wisdom to the point of coma while Hope’s younger brother was spared and returned home unscathed. After interrogation at home, Hope’s younger brother confessed to the crime. When he was searched, N9,000 was found in his pocket, and he said he had spent N1,000 already.”
The family therefore demanded justice over the torture that supposedly led to the suicide committed by their late son.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mansir Hassan said, “An investigation has since commenced. The Commissioner of Police has directed the Department of Criminal Investigation to take full charge of the case and whosoever is involved will be brought to justice.”