Kogi Police apprehended a 13-year-old
boy, Yinusa Halilu, for allegedly killing his friend and classmate, Mustapha
Kazeem, 12, over a damaged earpiece.
The Acting Commissioner of Kogi Police
Austin Evakhabokun informed about this crime while briefing the journalists in
Lokoja on November 18, Monday.
The ACP said that the fight ensued
between the suspect and the deceased, both primary school pupils, when the
suspect demanded the return of the earpiece he lent to the deceased.
Halilu told late Kazeem that the
earpiece was damaged and demanded monetary compensation from him.
It has been learnt that the demand
enraged the deceased, who reportedly called the suspect a thief. , adding that
this resulted in an exchange of hot words, as Halilu insisted on collecting the
money by force.
Evakhabokun said that Kazeem became
furious and rushed into the house, brought out a sharp cutlass and inflicted
cuts on the suspect’s head.
He said that the suspect reportedly
rushed to a nearby restaurant with his machete cuts and picked a sharp knife,
with which he stabbed the deceased in the chest, leading to his death.
The suspect said that he borrowed the
telephone earpiece from someone, saying that he insisted on replacing it since
he did not know what to tell the owner.
Halilu said that the deceased hit him on
his head with a machete, adding that in retaliation, he stabbed him in the
chest, which led to his death.
It would be noted that both of the boys
were friends and studied at Primary Five.
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