Corpse of an unidentified boy was found in the morning of Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, near a river bank in Maiduguri, the Borno state, security sources said.
Though details of how the boy died has not been established, those who closely observed his corpse assumed he could be in his early teens.
The corpse was discovered by people in the neighborhood of Lagos bridge river around Galtimari Bololo river behind Allamin Daggash mosque.
Some personnel of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) who supervise the security of the neighborhood said the body was seen inside the water after it was floated to the bank of the drying river.
The exposed parts of boy’s corpse, especially his face, legs and hands were seen to have been peeled.
Unit Chairman of CJTF, Yusuf Mohammed, who spoke to some journalists, said the bruises on the corpse’s face could be due to bites by fishes in the water.
The CJTF unit commander lamented that both underaged and grown up children from unknown locations of Maiduguri usually troop to play around the river.
Last year, the corpse of a half naked young woman was also found near the same river. Though the manner in which her corpse was dumped seemed suspicious, the corpse was later identified as a mentally disturbed lady who lived in the home of some notable family in the state.
Two young men were later arrested in connection with the deceased lady’s case after ascertaining that her corpse was dump dumped into the water at night. Details of how the case was handled by the police has remained sketchy even though some local security sources familiar with the case said the arrested suspect had since been freed.
The Ward Head of Galtimari Bololo, Bulama Bamai, who also visited the scene where the body was found, appealed to the state government to intensify security patrol in the area while calling on parents to be mindful of the places their children usually wander to.
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