Police operatives in Bauchi State have arrested four suspects, Mohammad Daluta (24), Ibrahim Mahmud (22), Bashir Mahmud (18) and Abdullahi Mahmud (22), for allegedly beating to death a man, Ibrahim Hashimu, who was accused of stealing seven pieces of watermelon.
In a statement by the state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, said the suspects alleged that the deceased stole the watermelon worth N2,000 on a farm at Dallaji village in Warji Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The police spokesman said: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the deceased trespassed into a farm belonging to one Mohammed Garba and stole seven pieces of watermelon fruit valued at N2,000. In the process of taking the stolen fruits away, the farm owner caught him and conspired with others, who beat him with sticks. The deceased sustained an internal injury which led to his death.
“On the 29th March 2023 at about 1000hrs, Ado Sanya ‘m’ aged 40yrs of Dallaji village Tudun Wada ward Warji LGA, reported at Warji Divisional Police Headquarters that on the same date at about 0120hrs one Ibrahim Hashimu ‘m’ criminally trespass into the farmland of one Mohammed Garba ‘M’ of the same address and stole some watermelon.
“On receiving the report, a team of detectives were quickly drafted to the scene and evacuated the victim to General Hospital at Warji for medical attention and referred them to Cottage Hospital Gwaram LGA, Jigawa State, where he was certified dead by the medical doctor.
