A mentally deranged man, aged 43, simply identified as Auwalu Magaji, was last week Saturday beheaded by unknown persons at a makeshift (Mai shayi joint) at Tamburawa, Kura Local Government Area at the outskirts of Kano metropolis.
According to The Nation, Haladu Gundutse Mohammed, who is a night guard within the vicinity, from where tippers load gravel to the city centre, said he, alongside others found the headless body at a Mai Shayi makeshift joint at about 6:am when the gate of the enclave was usually opened for the day’s business.
”On Saturday, February 3, 2018, workers, tea sellers, alongside others within the local community woke up at about 6:am on the sad day to be confronted, with the headless body of the Auwalu.” Dumbfounded, over the strange discovery, residents hurriedly reported the sad incident to the Kura Local Government Police Division, as well as the council leadership.”
Thereafter, our source, said Kura Local Government officials rushed to the scene, with a Toyota Hilux, met the headless body, which was still dripping, with blood and conveyed the remains to the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, where it was deposited at the mortuary.
Also, he said, the Police at the Kura Division have since commenced investigation to unravel the mystery behind the murder, whose head could not be found, suggesting that his assailants must have escaped, with the head for ritual purposes.
Furthermore, according to our source, the assailants dragged the headless body of the insane man to a river bank, within the vicinity, from where tippers load sand and dumped his body, without the head.
Meanwhile, it was also learnt that following a local radio announcement, the mentally deranged man’s body, aged about 43 has been claimed by his relatives, who came from Kasaure, Jigawa State from where Awalu located to Kano about two years ago before meeting his waterloo.
Contacted, Spokesman of the Kano State Police Command, DSP Musa Magaji Majiya, who confirmed the murder, said a crack Police detective team, which was dispatched to the scene have since commenced investigation, so as to arrest and bring the perpetrators to book.
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