Yobe teenager dies after wedding clash

A teenager, Ishaku Idris, has died aft being struck with a instrumentality during a clash among youths astatine a wedding ceremonial successful Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State.

The incidental occurred connected March 31 astatine astir 1 pm, according to a counter-insurgency commentator, Zagazola Makama, successful a station connected Tuesday.

According to Makama, the clash reportedly progressive youths from Dagare and Yabel villages and escalated into a carnal confrontation aft a 16-year-old boy, Adamu Suleh, allegedly assaulted the unfortunate with a instrumentality pursuing an instigation involving 1 Shuaibu Yusuf.

This led to further unit erstwhile the unfortunate was said to person retaliated during the clash.

In the people of the fight, helium explained that the unfortunate attacked different boy, Usman Inusa, 14, who struck him connected the caput with a stick, causing him to collapse.

Makama wrote that Idris was initially taken to the State Specialist Hospital successful Potiskum, past transferred to the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital successful Damaturu.

The station noted that the unfortunate was confirmed dormant connected April 4, 2026, astatine astir 4 am, aft each efforts to revive him failed.

Police authorities said the lawsuit was reported by the colony caput of Jumma’a Bogocho, Ahmadu Yusuf, astatine the Potiskum Police Division, assuring that the suspects progressive successful the incidental person been arrested. At the aforesaid time, investigations are ongoing to ...