A 25-year-old man, Aliyu Mohammadu, has reportedly cut off his cousin’s p*nis after he accused him of stealing his N3, 500. The incident happened in Babana Borgu, New Bussa local government area of Niger state.
Mohammadu claimed he caught his cousin, Ibrahim, taking the money from his room and ran away.
Confessing to the crime, the suspect said that he has no regret over what happened, threatening more harm if his money is not given to him.
“What I need is my N3,500, otherwise I am going to do more harm in the family. I have two wives and two children to cater for. I need my money to look after them.”
It was gathered that Mohammadu and Ibrahim have not been in good terms and when he confronted the victim over the missing money, he denied it.
“And when I confronted him on his way to farm, he told me to go and look for it where I kept my money, insisting that I should not disturb him again about the money. I got annoyed and attacked him with my cutlass which resulted in cutting off his manhood.
“My cousin was rude to me after he made away with my N3,500, he fought me, that was why I cut off genital organ leaving him in pool of blood,” he explained.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Peter Sunday, said the suspect had been arrested by the operatives in New Bussa Division.
He added that Ibrahim was rushed to a specialist hospital in Ilorin, kwara State, for treatment and he is currently undergoing treatment.
