Missing phone: Siblings bury 16-yr-old brother alive
IN a shocking and disturbing incident, a 16-year-old boy, Abubakar, was buried alive by his two siblings over a missing phone, in Zaria, Kaduna State . 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 incident, which went viral on social media and was condemned by the public, drew the attention of the authorities in the state, which led to the arrest of the brothers. Hajiya Rabi Salisu, the Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development in Kaduna State said the incident was shocking and disturbing. She said: “I’ve never seen someone buried alive apart from such acts in films. This boy, Abubakar, 16-year-old, was buried by his brothers because of a missing a phone. “They dug a hole, tied his hands backwards and sealed his mouth. They buried him, leaving only his head outside covered with rags inside an abandoned property near a farm. It was a good Samaritan,...