It was learnt that Tukur was attacked by the kidnappers when he was herding cows inside the forest. 

As a result of the availability of mineral resources such as gypsum and galena in the area, the Kumbo Doro forest is known to shelter criminals.

Tukur''s uncle, Salihu Abubakar, told The Whistler that his nephew was kidnapped and then attacked.

Abubakar said, Those that did this were kidnappers, not ritualists. According to the boy, he was herding his cattle when the kidnappers called him to come and collect bread from them, but he refused and told them he didnt want it.

They then asked him to give them water and he told them he didnt have any, by then he said he had started getting scared of them and didnt trust them any longer.

He then began to run, but they ran after him until they caught up with him, pinned him down and removed his two eyes with a sharp object, and told him that next time he would not run away. 

According to Abubakar, Tukur observed the two men who held him on the ground before removing his eyes and leaving him in the wilderness.

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