Two students of the Government Secondary School, Bichi, Kano State, have been killed and two others hospitalised after they were brutalised by their seniors inside a hostel.
According to the school principal, Yusuf Ado Yakasai, who reported the incident to the police on July 15, the attack happened on July 14 at about 11:30pm.
Yakasai told the police that a group of senior students allegedly lured four students into a hostel and inflicted injuries on them over allegations of involvement in unnatural offences.
He said, “A group of senior students allegedly lured four students Hamza Idris (19), SS3B; Umar Yusuf (18), SS2C; Ibrahim Ibrahim, SS2B; and Aliyu M. Nasir, SS2C into a hostel and inflicted injuries on them over allegations of involvement in unnatural offences.”
The victims were taken to Bichi General Hospital where, according to him, “Idris and Yusuf were certified dead, while Ibrahim and Nasir were admitted and are said to be responding to treatment.”
The police confirmed that 12 suspects had been arrested in connection with the attack.
“They include Suleman Abdullahi, Ahmad Sanusi, Lawan Alasan Tambai, Aliyu Idris, Abubakar Abdulaziz (all of SS3A); Ibrahim Nura, Hamza Isiyaku (SS3B); Usaini Mamuda, Masaudu Idris, Yasir Murtala (SS3C); and Abubakar Muhammad (SS3D).”
The police further added that investigation is ongoing and that “those found culpable would be prosecuted in accordance with the law.”
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