Police arrest teenager for allegedly plucking seven-year-old sister’s eyes for ritual purposes
Police operatives have apprehended a teenage boy, Auwal Dahiru, aged 17, for allegedly conspired with five others and lured his seven-year-old sister to the bush, where her eyes were forcefully removed for suspected ritual purposes.
The incident occurred at Bayan Dutse, Wailo, Kubi Ward, Ganjuwa LGA of Bauchi State.
His accomplices, who have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command, are: Mohammed Rabiu, aged 19; Saleh Ibrahim, aged 20; Nasiru Muhammad of Soro town, Ganjuwa LGA; Hassan Garba of Soro town, Ganjuwa LGA; and Garba Dahiru, aged 43, of Soro town.
The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Monday in Bauchi, stated that, “On 17 October 2025, at about 18:00 hours, one Muhammad Adamu of Bayan Dutse Village, Wailo, Kubi Ward, Ganjuwa LGA, Bauchi State, reported at the Soro Divisional Police Headquarters that on the same date at about 20:00 hours his daughter, Rukayya Muhammad, aged seven years, was attacked with the intention of killing her and an attempt was made to pluck out her eyes.
“Upon receipt of the report, a team of detectives led by CSP Aliyu Mohammad Goni, Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Soro Division, immediately dispatched to the scene, where the suspects were arrested.
“At the same time, the victim was quickly evacuated to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, for medical treatment.”
A preliminary investigation’s findings revealed that the seven-year-old girl, Rukayya Muhammad, tragically lost her eyesight permanently after her elder brother allegedly removed both of her eyes in a money ritual, reportedly in a desperate attempt to gain wealth.
The victim’s father told investigators that the suspect lured his daughter, who shares the same parents, into the bush, where he attacked her and forcefully plucked her eyes.
A medical doctor (eye specialist) at ATBUTH has confirmed that the young girl will never regain her vision.
During interrogation, the suspects voluntarily confessed to the crime.
Investigation is ongoing to establish the motive behind the heinous act and to identify and bring to justice any other persons involved.
The Commissioner of Police, Bauchi State Command, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Bauchi, for a discreet, professional, and diligent investigation.
