Two Yobe men chop off each other’s hands
The police have arrested two men, Adamu Mohammad and Bukar Audu, in Yobe for cutting off their wrists during a fight at Garin Alkali community, Dapchi local government area.
A spokesman for the command, Dungus Abdulkarim, said the suspects, both aged 25, were believed to be members of criminal gangs in the area.
“The suspects were arrested after information reached the police at about 8:30 p.m. today, that they fought each other with cutlass and sticks, which turned out to be bloody. As a result, the left palms from the wrist of both suspects were chopped off,” said the police officer. “The reason for the fight is yet to be known because both suspects are unconscious and admitted at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Nguru.”
The spokesman added that an investigation was ongoing in the incident.
Mr Abdulkarim further mentioned that the command had adopted proactive measures to rid the area of miscreants.
(NAN)
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