The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old teacher identified as Musa Wada, for allegedly beheading his 14-year-old Almajiri student, Bashir Adamu, and cutting off the victim’s genital organs.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the arrest of Wada in a statement on Sunday, said the suspect was arrested by detectives following a tip-off.
SP Shiisu stated that during interrogation, the suspect allegedly confessed that the deceased died while serving punishment for his absenteeism from school but he decided to behead and cut off the victim’s head and genitals to deceive the public into believing that the teenage boy was killed by a ritualist.
“On 13/03/2025 at about 1530hrs, one Mal. Musa Wada ‘m’ age 45yrs of Jikas-Dabaja village, Gwaram LGA, was arrested in connection with the gruesome killing of his pupil (Almajiri), one Bashir Adamu,” the police spokesman said.
“Following a tip-off, detectives attached to the Gwaram Division successfully arrested the suspect.
“On interrogation at the State Criminal Investigation Department Dutse, the suspect confessed that the late Bashir Adamu was his student but refused to come to school; when he questioned him about the reason for his absence, he failed to provide a satisfactory response; as a result, he decided to punish him.
“In the process, Bashir lost consciousness and passed away. While attempting to deceive the public into believing that ritualists had killed Bashir, he decided to cut off his head and genital organs.
“He added that the removed head and genital organs were buried in his farmland.
“Recalled that, on 12/03/2025 at about 2200hrs, information from Divisional Police Headquarters Gwaram, noted that, beheaded body with no genital organs was sighted by the roadside along Jikas-Dabaja village, Gwaram LGA which already started decomposing.
“The corpse was later identified as Bashir Adamu, a student (Almajiri) of one Mal Musa Wada.
“Upon completion of investigation, the suspect will be arraigned before the court to face the full wrath of the law,” Shiisu said.