The Jigawa state Police Command has arrested 15 students
over the death of their colleague in Yankwashi Local Government Area of the
state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Jinjiri Abdu, confirmed the
arrest to newsmen in Dutse on Thursday.
Jinjiri said the suspects, who are students of the
Government Science and Technical College, Karkarna, were arrested on Aug. 8.
He said the students aged between 17 and 19, were suspected
to have caused the death of their colleague after they beat him up with sticks.
The spokesman added that the suspects allegedly took the deceased to the bush
close to the school on Aug. 6, and beat him up around 2.30 a.m.
“The suspects were said to have formed a disciplinary
committee to deal with the deceased after they suspected him to be a
homosexual. So on that fateful day, they decided to deal with him where they
allegedly took him to the bush and beat him up with sticks.
After the beating, they brought him back to the school, and
it was only his lifeless body that was found the following morning. He was
taken to the hospital where he was declared dead,” he said.
According to him, the investigation into the case has
commenced, saying the suspects would soon be charged to court.
JInjiri said the corpse of the deceased had been handed over
to his family for burial.
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