- “He will kill me with scissors!” – She cried on her deathbed.
Shock, horror, and numbing pain still grip the heart when the memory of the beautiful 5-year-old, Hanifa Abubakar is evoked. On Saturday 4 December 2021 Hanifa was abducted at Kawaji, in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano state by her school teacher, Abdulmalik Mohammed Tanko who later murdered her despite collecting a part of the N6m ransom he demanded.
Days ago Siyama, a 3-year-old girl died four days after she was raped by a 40-year-old man named Idi. Idi lives at Lungun Alhaji Halliru in Gama, Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State.
About a week ago, Siyama was reportedly lured by Idi, who called her to his room, gave her some sweets, and sexually assaulted her. He also threatened the little girl that if she told her father, he would kill her with scissors and also tell his cat to eat her up, (knowing fully well that the little girl was afraid of cats).
After she returned home and was about to have her bath, blood was seen coming out of her body when her clothes were taken off. When asked what happened to her, she said; “It was Idi. He took off my pants, did something to me and gave me sweets, and said if I told my father, I will die. Ummah, please don’t tell Abba.” She then described how he put a pair of scissors on her neck and said he would cut her with it if she told her father.
Siyama was then rushed to the hospital, where the doctors confirmed ‘Penetration’. Idi was eventually arrested and taken to the state CID.
While giving a statement, and as Idi was brought out with handcuffs, the little girl saw him, panicked, and screamed: “Umma, he said he would kill me with scissors, why did you tell Abba? He will tell the cat to eat me.”
Following the encounter, Siyama developed a high fever, and the next day, she died repeating “he will kill me with scissors.”
Siyama died on Thursday, 29 September 2022 at about 4 o’clock in the evening.
