Siblings Bury Teenager Alive Over Stolen Phone, Police React

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The Kaduna State police command has arrested two suspects for burying a 16-year-old boy alive over a missing phone, in the Zaria local government area of the state.

Kaduna state police command has reacted as two brothers bury cousin alive. Image of IGP for illustration purposes.
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The 16-year-old victim, identified simply as Abubakar Aliyu, was buried alive in a hole near a farm in Zaria after he was accused of stealing a mobile phone belonging to one of the suspects at a construction site in Abuja.

Brothers arrested for burying teenager alive over phone theft

According to a statement by the state police command spokesman, Mansir Hassan, the suspects, Yahaya AbdulKadir and Abdullahi AbdulKadir, are brothers.

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As reported by Channels TV, he said they tied the victim’s hands, sealed his mouth, and then buried him inside a hole. They left only his head outside covered with rags inside an abandoned building.

The brothers, aged 22 and 18, were arrested by the police after a good Samaritan discovered Abubakar’s head protruding from a hole in an abandoned property, The Punch reported.

According to eyewitnesses, the siblings had a heated disagreement over a missing phone in Abuja, where they worked.

It was gathered that the duo trailed Abubakar back to Zaria and buried him alive as a form of torture.

The state commissioner of Human Services and Social Development, Rabi Salisu confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, The Punch reported.

How the phone went missing

The police said both the suspects and the victim with others were working as labourers at a building construction site in Abuja.

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It was there that Abdullahi’s phone valued at N35,000 was stolen.

The victim was accused of stealing the phone. The labourers thereafter resolved that Aliyu’s daily wages would be used to buy a replacement.

“The boy was tied up, and his mouth was sealed. He was buried in a hole, leaving only his head outside. I’ve never seen someone buried alive apart from in film. The boy, Abubakar, a 16 year old was buried by his brothers because of a missing phone.”

The two suspects were later arrested by the police and they admitted to having committed the act as a form of interrogation in connection with the stolen phone.

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