Maiduguri residents Thursday witnessed a mild drama when an
11-year-old girl grabbed the collar of a local perfume (Turare)
vendor, accusing him of being among thosewho slaughtered her father
and mother in the dead of the night about nine months ago.
Some witnesses said the 11-year-old girl who was hawking sachet water
at the Gamboru area of Maiduguri metropolis, sighted the man, believed
to be in his early 30s, and immediately recognised his face as the man
who, in company of four others, attacked her family.
"As soon as she saw the scent sellerat the Gamboru Market, the young
girl threw away her sachet water container, screamed, ran fast and
grabbed him by the collar, shoutingin Hausa 'this is him...he is the
one who killed my mother. He is the one who slaughtered my
father...help me to catch him," a witness said.
Traders said the man could not runaway because of the large crowd that
had gathered around them. He was, however, saved frombeing lynched as
the police arrived and whisked him to a nearby policestation.
"The girl vividly recollected what happened on the night her parents
were killed. She told us that the local scent seller together with
fourothers stormed her family's residence," another trader said.
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