On Friday, the Jigawa State Police Command located the body of 16-year-old “Almajiri” in the state’s Kiyawa Local Government Area.
He had one of his eyes gouged before the police arrived.
Malam Muhammad Mustafa, the deceased’s instructor of Islamic studies, reported the incident to the police, according to DSP Lawan Shiisu, the state’s police spokesman.
“The complainant reported that one of his students, aged 16, went to a nearby bush to fetch firewood around 8am on Friday, but did not return home.
“The student was later found in a pool of his own blood with one of his eyes removed,’’ he stated.
Shiisu added that the boy was taken to Dutse General Hospital where he was confirmed dead by a medical doctor.
He stated also that a manhunt had started for the assailants.