The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that a 17-year-old boy, Betwom Bitrus, a resident of Bombar in Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State, has allegedly kill@d himself
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed the incident to our Correspondent in a telephone interview on Wednesday night.
He said that the deceased was said to have left home to go to a stream in the area to take his bath but did not return home.
According to him, the family went out to search for him and eventually, they found his body h@nging on a tree in a bush.
He said: “We received a report from a Good Samaritan that today being the 13th of September 2023 at about 3.00 pm, on the 12th of September 2023 at about 5.00 pm, his nephew, one Betwom Timothy who is 17 years old, left home to take a bath at the stream but he did not return home.
“So, the family organized a search team for him and they eventually found his body h@nging on a tree with a sponge and faeces on his trousers in a nearby bush in Bogoro town.
“On receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Auwal Muhammad, directed the DPO Bogoro Division and detectives should move to the scene and they evacuated the body to the General Hospital, Bogoro where a medical doctor confirmed him dead on arrival.
Source: The Punch News
