According
to this story from Nigerian Tribune, a Kaduna based successful business
man named Alhaji Habu (pictured left in hospital after being stabbed)
invited Kabiru (pictured right) to his home, where he proceeded to drug
his tea and have sex with him.
Kabiru claimed he was initially too weak
to fight him off when Alhaji Habu penetrated him but eventually managed
to gain enough strength to get the man he called 'uncle' off him, using a
knife.
Meanwhile, Alhaji Habu is telling a different story. He claimed Kabiru
came to his house and asked to spend the night, and in the middle of the
night Kabiru tried to rob him and attacked with him a knife. The first
explanation sounds more plausible.
It is a sad story, a frightening
betrayal of family trust. To many, it’s something that defies logic, because no
one has ever seen a male dog, despite its high libido, doing such a thing with
another male dog. For the fact a man was involved in it, and in a highly
cosmopolitan city like Kaduna where all kinds of women abound who could have
served that purpose for a fee, or even for free depending on how persuasive one
could be, many are now disturbed. The thinking in many quarters is that,
perhaps, the people of the biblical Sodom and Gomorrah are gradually reincarnating
in the crocodile city.
For Hajiya Fati, it’s a sad tale to
tell, but considering the degree of betrayal, she was prepared to go to any
length to seek justice for her son who was allegedly sedated, sodomised and
blackmailed by a businessman who hitherto was highly respected and revered by neighbors in the elitist Malali area of Kaduna metropolis.
Amid sobs, she prayed that such a thing would never happen again to any family,
and hoped against hope that the dirty act would not be revealed to her ailing
husband, the father of her son, Kabiru, who is now coping with the sad and
painful experience he suffered in the hands of a close and trusted family
friend – a man who had once played with him on his laps as a baby, but who
would one day turn into a sex predator, forcefully gaining entry into his anal
region after drugging him with a hot tea.
Narrating his ordeal, Kabiru, who
appears to be in his early 30s, said he was invited by Alhaji Habu to his
Malali house and was offered food to eat. After the meal, he vomited because he
was not feeling well. According to him, his host offered him tea, which he
drank and immediately, he fell asleep in the house, with no one around.
According to him, the tea, which he
suspected was drugged, threw him into a state of illusion, but he felt it when
Alhaji Habu allegedly penetrated him.
“He was already inside me and I tried
to free myself, but my body was weak because of the tea. I gained a little
strength and tried to push him aside, but he said he would give me whatever I
wanted if I could cooperate. I saw a knife and rushed for it but he held my
hand and slapped me, forcing me down. When I was able to grab the knife again,
he held my hand, and in the struggle, I was wounded. I fought with the knife to
free myself, screaming for help. It was late at night and when I was able to
push the door and escaped, I screamed and some people came to help me. The
police came from Malali Police Station and took us to the Garkuwa Hospital,” he
recounted.
Kabiru said he had never involved in such abnormal sexual act, and expressed
sadness that a person he called ‘uncle’ could do such a thing to him.
Hajiya Fati insisted there was no
homosexual relationship between her son and one Alhaji Habu; but she maintained
the suspect had been well known to the family since when Kabiru was a baby, and
even married the sister of a close friend of hers.
“I was home sleeping, and around 2:00
a.m., the police came knocking. They said my son, Kabiru, had a fight with
someone and that they were both in a hospital badly wounded. We rushed to the
Garkuwa Hospital, and on sighting me, Kabiru said ‘Mama, look at what Alhaji
Habu did to me’. I was terrified and dumbfounded because my son was in bad
state, and something like water was dripping from his backside.
“Immediately, Alhaji Habu, who was bandaged
due to knife cuts on his body, also said ‘Hajiya, look at what Kabiru did to
me.’ He said my son came to his house to use his guinea brocade (kaftan) for a
wedding ceremony and decided to pass the night. He said that in the night, he
felt somebody stabbing him with a knife, and was even calling Kabiru to come to
his aid, not knowing that it was Kabiru that was stabbing him.
“I asked him why he didn’t call me to
inform me that Kabiru would be passing the night in his house. I said that even
if Kabiru stayed late in his house, he should have asked him to leave, since in
such (an elitist) area, one could not get a taxi or commercial motorcyclists at
late hours. But he said it was my son who came to his house, ate the food he
had cooked and vomited, drank tea afterward and decided to sleep in the house,
not knowing that he came to rob him.”
She said she could not tell Kabiru’s
father the sad story because he is old and very ill; expressing the fear that
such a story might worsen his already bad situation.
“All I want is justice to take its course. My son cannot be blackmailed. He
(Alhaji Habu) has betrayed trust and I can never forget this sad incident. The
religion of Islam is against this kind of thing; the heaven and the earth shake
anytime this sin is committed. It is a very bad thing. I must fight for my
fundamental human rights,” she said.
It was gathered that Habu’s wife has since deserted the family home, having
suspected that her husband was involved in an inappropriate relationship.
At the hospital where Alhaji Habu was
receiving treatment, he told reporters that Kabiru was in his house to rob him
and succeeded in wounding him with a knife. The reporters were, however,
prevented from having a detailed interview with the suspect, based on ‘orders
from above’.
When contacted, the Police Public
Relations Officer for the state police command, DSP Aminu Lawan, said he was
aware of the incident but that investigations were still going on to unravel
what actually took place during the encounter.
