Boy, 13, commits suicide after alleged assault by soldier, civilian JTF

A 13-year-old lad named Wisdom Hashimu has committed termination aft allegedly being brutally beaten by a worker and members of the civilian Joint Task Force (JTF).

The teen was recovered dormant connected Friday, June 6, 2024, hanging successful his family’s compound, days aft the alleged assault.

Wisdom, who was preparing for his inferior secondary schoolhouse examinations, was accused of stealing a sum of N10,000 from a 16-year-old neighbour known arsenic Hope, who reportedly invited her boyfriend, 1 Segun Samson, a serving worker from Bodi Camp successful Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Recounting the incident, Wisdom’s father, Saul Hashimu, stated, ” On 1st of June, 2024, I was successful Zaria erstwhile I received accusation that Wisdom was alleged of stealing my neighbour’s daughter’s (Miss Hope Danladi)’s N1000,

“I was further told that the Civilian JTF took the instrumentality into their ain hands and bushed Wisdom. But, beyond my wildest imagination, the Civilian JTF lone bushed Wisdom to a constituent of coma portion Hope’s younger member was spared and returned location unscathed.

“After interrogation astatine home, her (Hope’s) younger member confessed to the crime. When helium was searched, N9000 was recovered successful his pocket, and helium said helium had spent N1000 already.”

“I was besides told that Hope called her boyfriend, Segun Samson, who identified himself to the Civilian JTF successful Dokaji Street successful Narayi arsenic a serving worker astatine Bodi Camp successful Port-Harcourt aft brandishing his ID Card for validation.

“This was aft Hope called Samson, and helium bundled Wisdom and Hope’s younger member to the civilian JTF office, and helium prevailed connected the civilian JTF to subject the boys.”

The deceased begetter added that Wisdom was aboriginal taken to the infirmary to person aesculapian attraction aft helium was released from the worker custody and the household reported the substance to the constabulary station.

However, Hashimu stated that erstwhile helium was away, helium got a telephone instructing him to unreserved backmost location and that his lad had hanged himself with a enactment astatine the backmost of the compound.

“My lad was severely beaten by the Civilian JTF to the constituent that helium was incapable to walk. We took him to the infirmary wherever helium received aesculapian attention, portion we reported the substance to the constabulary station.

“On Thursday, portion I was away, I was told to unreserved backmost home, that my lad was dead, that helium hanged himself with a enactment astatine the backmost of our compound.”

However, Hashimu stated that, adjacent though his lad is nary longer live and cannot question God, helium wants the authorities to guarantee that justness is served and those who brutalised Wisdom are held accountable, adding that this volition service arsenic a deterrent to others.