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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 those who 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 seller at the Gamboru Market, the young girl threw away her
sachet water container, screamed, ran fast and grabbed him by the
collar, shouting in 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
from being lynched as the police arrived and whisked him to a nearby
police station.
"The girl vividly recollected what happened on
the night her parents were killed. She told us that the local scent
seller together with four others stormed her family's residence,"
another trader said.
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