Tears As Kidnappers Plucked Eyes Of Teenage Fulani Boy Inside Forest
A 13-year-old Fulani herdboy, Rabi’u Tukur, lost his two eyes when two alleged kidnappers attacked him inside Kumbo Doro forest near Gina Rumbu in Kanam local government of Plateau state.
Kumbo Doro forest is known to harbour criminal elements due to the presence of mineral resources like Gypsum and Galena in the area.
Tukur, a cattle herder, was in the forest tending to his cows when alleged kidnappers accosted him.
Explaining what happened, Tukur’s uncle, Salihu Abubakar, who spoke to THE WHISTLER about the incident, said his nephew was attacked by kidnappers.
Abubakar said: “Those that did this were kidnappers, not ritualists. According to the boy, he was herding his cattle when the kidnappers called him to come and collect bread from them, but he refused and told them he didn’t want it.
“They then asked him to give them water and he told them he didn’t have any, by then he said he had started getting scared of them and didn’t trust them any longer.
“He then began to run, but they ran after him until they caught up with him, pinned him down and removed his two eyes with a sharp object, and told him that next time he would not run away.”
According to Abubakar, Tukur saw the two men who pinned him to the ground before removing his eyes and abandoning him in the forest.
A passer-by later heard Tukur’s cry for help and rushed to check him.
Upon sighting the boy in such helpless condition, he rushed to get a commercial motorcycle and took him to a hospital in Gombe, which was the nearest location to the forest.
