An 11 year old boy, Terkula Botwer has
reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree, at Achusa village,
in Makurdi local government area of Benue state.
Vanguard learnt from an eyewitness that the
teenager allegedly took his own life after being accused by his guardian of
stealing her only N200.
According to the source, “It all happened on
Sunday morning when Mrs. Nadoo Hember, the boy’s guardian, was alleged to have
complained that her only N200 was missing in the house she lived with the late
boy.
“She confronted Terkula who denied taking the
money, but as she was leaving for church, she allegedly warned the boy that if
the money was not found, she would be forced to return him back to his patents
in the village.
“Unfortunately, when she got back from church
later in the day, she got into the house and discovered that the boy was no
where to be found. But after a search, the lifeless body of the boy was seen
hanging on a tree at the back of the house.
“It was at that point that she raised alarm
that attracted neighbours who gathered at the scene to rescue the boy who was
already dead.”
Corroborating the story, the State Police
Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Assistant Superintendent, ASP. Austin Ezeani
said the matter was reported last Sunday at the ‘B Division’ of the State
Police Command from where officers went and recovered the remains of the boy
from the scene after which they deposited same at the Makurdi Federal Medical
Centre.
Ezeani who said no arrests had been made on
the issue however added that “we are carrying out serious investigations into
the matter in order to unravel the mystery of the bizarre death.”
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