In what will come across as a really sad development, a young man has been made blind by his own best friend.
Hussein(left) and his father, Emmanuel Ilia
An 18-year-old boy identified as Hussein Emmanuel, has had his eyes plucked out by his trusted friend.
Hussein is an indigene of Sara Village in Tafawa Balewa Local
Government Area of Bauchi State and his best friend conspired with
others to gouge out his eyes.
According to Vanguard Metro, Hussein, who has been seeking for a
job for a long time was deceived by his friend, David Arafat, who
connived with an accomplice to perpetrate the dastardly act.
It was learnt that Hussein’s friend took advantage of his jobless
situation by promising to get him employed in a company in Port
Harcourt, Rivers State. Unknown to Hussein, his friend, David, was
nursing an ulterior motive.
It began when he delayed the proposed journey to Port Harcourt by
two days in order to perfect and carry out his sinister. On that
fateful, David led Hussein to a nearby river in Sara Village and said
they should take a bath. Since there was no reason to be suspicious,
Hussein readily complied. It was in the process of taking this bath that
David, with the assistance of one Jerry, attacked Hussein with a chain
on his neck which he used in plucking out Hussein’s eyes.
According to Vanguard Metro, when Hussein was visited in Gwallameji
area of the state where he was temporarily putting up with his uncle,
it was obvious that life will never be the same for him. What was left
of the once vibrant young man was a helpless wreck.
He said: “I have been looking for a job for a very longtime
because my father is a poor farmer and I want to assist the family in my
own way. I have not been performing well in school, so I decided to
drop out and look for a handiwork since that is what I am good at. My
good friend approached my father that there was a job for me in Port
Harcourt; he requested that my father should bring some money that will
assist us in making the journey. My dad borrowed money from a friend and
gave it to David.
“On the day that we were supposed to make the journey, my
friend started giving excuses; he said he was expecting money from a
friend who was yet to turn up. So he delayed the journey by two days. I
did not know that he had a wicked plan of removing my eyes”.
Lamenting the tragedy that befall his son, Hussein’s father
confirmed that he was deceived by David who promised to help his son get
a job in Port Harcourt.
He said on the day of the incident, he had just returned from the
farm when a close neighbour in the area came to his house and informed
him that his son was attacked and his eyes removed in the process.
“ Hussein has now become a big liability for me because he
cannot do anything for himself without someone assisting him.It was
relatives that contributed some money that I used to take him to the
hospital,” he said rather sadly.
He called on the state government and good Samaritans to come to
his aid by helping him with money to commence further treatment that
will enable Hussein to recover his sight.
Hussein’s uncle, Mr Haruna Iliaya, said he received the news with
shock because Hussein was a very young boy who is still struggling and
was yet to achieve anything in life.
“ It is very unfortunate because Hussein is just 18 years and
for him to lose his sight at a tender age, it is very sad.We have no
choice, but to continue to show him love and care and hope that he will
overcome the challenge,” he said.
Reacting to the development, the State Police Public Relation
Officer, ASP Mahmood Mohammed, said that the police had not yet received
any information concerning the incident, but will investigate the
matter.
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