A minor, Mohammed Saidu, has allegedly been beheaded by an Almajiri at Kanwa village, Madobi Local Government Area of Kano.
The Police Command in Kano State has commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the alleged beheading.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Usaini Gumel, said in Kano on Friday [today] that six-year-old Saidu was allegedly killed by the 16-year-old Almajiri simply identified as Abdullahi.
Gumel said Abdullahi, who hails from Zamfara, was sighted at Kanwa village in possession of a blood-stained knife strongly suspected to be human blood.
Upon searches, the headless body of Saidu was found in a nearby primary school.
Gumel said the suspect was then taken to the house of the village head to prevent him from being lynched.
However, the angry mob overwhelmed the village head, descended on the suspect and inflicted serious injuries on him, the commissioner said.
He said when the police arrived at the scene, the suspect confessed to the crime, saying he dumped the head of the victim in a pit toilet adjacent to the primary school.
He said the suspect was taken to the Kwankwaso Cottage Hospital but died while receiving treatment.
The remains of the victim were recovered and moved to the hospital for examination and was later released to his relatives for burial, Gumel said.
