A teenager identified as Ishaku Idriss has di£d after he was hit with a stick during a clash at a wedding ceremony in Potiskum Local Government Area of Yobe State.
According to counterinsurgency commentator, Zagazola Makama, the incident occurred on March 31 at about 1pm.
Makama said the clash involved youths from Dagare and Yabel villages.
Makama said sources revealed the altercation began after a 16-year-old boy, Adamu Suleh, allegedly assaulted the victim with a stick following an instigation involving one Shuaibu Yusuf.
The victim was said to have retaliated during the clash, leading to further violence.
“The altercation escalated after Adamu Suleh, 16, of Dagare village, allegedly assaulted Ishaku Idriss, 17, of Yabel village, with a stick following an instigation involving one Shuaibu Yusuf, 27.
“In the course of the fight, the victim attacked another boy, Usman Inusa, 14, who struck him on the head with a stick, causing him to collapse,” Makama wrote.
He added that Idriss was initially taken to the State Specialist Hospital in Potiskum before being transferred to the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital in Damaturu.
The post noted that the victim was, however, confirmed de@d on April 4, 2026, at about 4:00 am.
“He was initially rushed to the State Specialist Hospital, Potiskum, before being transferred to the Yobe State University Teaching Hospital, Damaturu, where he was confirmed dead on April 4, 2026, at about 4:00 am.
“Police authorities said the case was reported by the village head of Jumma’a Bogocho, Ahmadu Yusuf, at the Potiskum Police Division.
“The suspects involved in the incident have been arrested, while investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the clash,” he concluded.