Some suspected motorcycle robbers, on Wednesday chopped off the hand of a teacher, Isah Sallama, during a bloody operation at Bunkure near Kano.
The incident occured when the teacher tried to rescue a victim of the robbery incident.
“The unfortunate incident occurred at night along the Funkuyi road under the jurisdiction of the District Head of Buran,” a statement by the Secretary for Public Enlightenment, Rano Emirate Council, Nasiru Habu Faragai, said.
Sallama, a resident of Sarkin Bakar Rano, was attacked while trying to assist Malam Sauwanu Hadi, whose motorcycle and mobile phone were being forcefully taken by unidentified assailants.
Faragai added that the attackers initially attempted to shoot the teacher, but their gun malfunctioned.
“When the gun failed, they resorted to using a machete and chopped off his hand, leaving him in a critical condition,” he said.
The District Head of Bunkure, Alhaji Aminu Isa Umaru, formally reported the incident to the Emir of Rano, Ambassador Muhammad Isa Umaru.
The Emir described the attack as disturbing and directed that the case be reported to security agencies for a thorough investigation.
He also approved a donation of N100,000 to support the victim’s medical treatment.