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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