Brother Plucks Eyes Of 7-yr-old Sister For Rituals In Bauchi

A seven-year-old girl, Rukayya Muhammad, has permanently mislaid her eyesight aft her brother, Auwalu Muhammad, allegedly removed the 2 of her eyes successful a ritual effort to get wealth.

The tragic incidental occurred successful Wailo town, located successful the Ganjuwa section authorities country of Bauchi State.

Rukayya’s father, Muhammad Adamu, of Bayan Dutse Village, Wailo, reported the lawsuit astatine the Soro Divisional Police Headquarters connected October 17, 2025, that Auwalu attacked his girl with the volition of sidesplitting her and attempted to pluck retired her eyes.

The victim’s father, successful an interview, disclosed that the fishy lured his sister into the bush, wherever helium brutally attacked her and forcefully plucked her eyes.

He said the unfortunate was instantly rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) successful Bauchi for exigency treatment. However, a aesculapian specializer confirmed that she would ne'er regain her sight.

Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Bauchi State Command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, connected Monday, said that upon receiving the report, detectives led by CSP Aliyu Mohammad Goni, who is the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Soro Division, swiftly moved to the country and arrested the suspect.

Wakil further revealed that six suspects were apprehended successful transportation with the crime. They see Auwalu Dahiru, 17; Mohammed Rabiu (19); Saleh Ibrahim (20); Nasiru Muhammad; Hassan Garba, and Garba Dahiru (43).

“During interrogation, the suspects voluntarily confessed to the crime,” Wakil said, adding that investigations were ongoing to find the afloat motive down the heinous enactment and to guarantee each those progressive were brought to justice.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed that the lawsuit beryllium transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for a discreet, professional, and thorough investigation.

CP Sani-Omolori reaffirmed the Command’s committedness to combating ritual-related crimes and bringing perpetrators of specified barbaric acts to justice.