From Ahmad Muhammad, Bauchi
The Bauchi State Governor Senator Bala Muhammed Abdulkadir has described as sad and unfortunate the smashing of the skull of an 11-year-old Qur’anic school pupil otherwise known as Almajiri, in Kofar Wambai area of Bauchi Metropolis.
The Governor, who stated this yesterday after he paid a condolence visit to the family of the deceased, reiterated that his administration would not condone any form of crime and criminality in the State
He pledged to collaborate with security agencies and fish out the culprit and punish him, in order to serve as a deterrence to others.
Represented by the State Commissioner Ministry of Religious Affairs Umar Babayo Kesa, Governor Bala, advised all communities in the State to continue to be vigilant and to alert the nearest security agencies to respond to any suspicious movement for prompt action.
He said government would not take it lightly with anybody found wanting over the death of this innocent boys , he directed Security personnel to track and arrest anybody found to have had hands in this dastardly act..
On his part, the State Chairman of Traditional Quranic School Bauchi State, Alaramma Zakariyau Dauduwo expressed dismay over the killing of the innocent pupil.
He said they will continue to pray to Allah to expose who ever has a hand in killing of the demised boy .
The Qur’anic Teacher of the pupil Alaramma Muhammadu Auwalu expressed their gratitude to the state government for their concern.
He said the biological father of the deceased take the incident as an act of Destiny ,even though they will not stop government and security agencies from doing all they could to arrest those that commit this dastardly act to book .
Recall that last Saturday , an unknown person lured two Quranic School pupils to corner pledge to give them food but instead he took stone smashed the skill of one of them and removed his brain , the other boy run home with blood stain all over his body.
The boy died after the incident, and he has since been buried according to Islamic rites.
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