The Ekiti State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old man identified as Solomon Fabiyi, for allegedly attempting to use his seven-year-old nephew identified as Jomiloju for a money ritual.
According to the spokesperson of the command, Sunday Abutu in a statement released on Tuesday, the suspect was arrested on Friday, February 14, 2025, before he could carry out the act.
Abutu added that the suspect, who lives with his parents and the victim in Ado-Ekiti, confessed to the crime and had already been arraigned.
Addressing journalists, Abutu said, “He was arrested by our operatives on Friday, 14th February 2025 at about 19:00hrs through a tip-off while he was on the verge of using nephew for money ritual.”
In a viral footage that surfaced on social media, Fabiyi admitted that a local herbalist instructed him to find someone for the ritual. The herbalist allegedly assured him that the victim would not die but would suffer from an ailment.
However, in a twist of events, the same herbalist alerted the police when Fabiyi brought the child for the ritual, leading to his arrest.