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  • Ritualist lures food vendor into uncompleted building in Osun, severs head, hands

    Ritualist lures food vendor into uncompleted building in Osun, severs head, hands

    The Police Command in Osun says a suspected ritualist has killed and cut off the head and hands of a female food vendor in Ile-Ife on Saturday.

    The Command Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, who said this in a statement on Sunday, said that the police were on the trail of the assailant.

    Opalola explained that the woman, known as Iya Elekuru, was lured into a building by her killer, under the pretence that he wanted to buy food from her.

    “The woman hawking food was lured inside a house and was brutally murdered .

    “The suspect chopped off her head and hand and the he fled the scene with the mutilated body parts. Our men have, however, evacuated the body of the woman.

    “The son of the victim has also claimed the corpse and buried her according to Islamic rites.

    “Irate youths have, however, razed the building where the woman was killed and police efforts are ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspect.” she said

    It was gathered that a herbalist (suspected to be the culprit) was the one living in the room/house where the woman’s body was discovered

  • Police arrest suspected ritualist for killing a child in Bauchi

    Police arrest suspected ritualist for killing a child in Bauchi

    The police command in Bauchi state has arrested a suspected ritualist over the killing of a child and recovered 26 pairs of children’s clothing in his house in Ganjuwa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

    This is contained in a statement, signed by SP Ahmed Wakili, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), which was made available to newsmen in Bauchi on Sunday.

    According to the statement, the 28-year-old suspect, Rufa’i Yunusa, who hailed from Rumbu Village in Ningi LGA, was allegedly involved in the killing of not less than four children.

    The police spokesman revealed that Yunusa’s arrest was sequel to a complaint lodged at the Ganjuwa Division of the State Command on February 17 by one Isyaku Ahmed who reported that on Tuesday 16 February, 2021, that Yunusa took his daughter, Maimuna, to a traditional Native Doctor for traditional treatment.

    Yunusa told the father that his daughter was suffering from a spiritual ailment and assured him that she would be cured.

    He collected N10,000 from the father and took the little girl into the forest, purportedly for a spiritual healing session.

    However, after a while, he returned to inform the father that the little girl had mysteriously disappeared during the process.

    “On receipt of the report, the Ganjuwa Divisional Patrol team swung into action, combed the entire forest and found the slaughtered body of Maimuna. She was immediately rushed to a hospital where she was pronounced dead by a Medical Doctor.

    “The ritualist (Rufa’i Yunusa) has since been arrested in connection with the crime and during interrogation he voluntarily confessed to have slaughtered Maimuna.

    “He further revealed that she was not his only victim and claimed to have been carrying out the act with parental consent by tacitly informing them that the children may not return during healing sessions.

    “A knife and 26 pairs of children’s clothing were recovered as exhibits during the operation. Investigations are on-going after which the suspects will be charged to court for prosecution and possible conviction,” said the PPRO.

    Wakili cautioned parents to be wary of whom they took their children for any form of healing, urging them to always follow the proper channels in seeking remedies for their sick children.

    “There abound many wolves in sheep’s clothing,” he warned.

  • Man arrested with four human skulls, hands, other body parts – Official

    Man arrested with four human skulls, hands, other body parts – Official

    Men of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police have arrested a 55-year-old man, Yesiru Salisu for being in possession of four human skulls, two dry human hands, and three jaws. The suspect, Yesiru Salisu resides at No. 7, Odenusi Street, Ijebu Igbo was apprehended on Monday 23rd of November 2020.

    A statement by the command spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, indicated that the suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ago Iwoye division that a man was seen with a bag suspected to contain stolen property, and when he was challenged, he dropped the bag and ran into the bush.

    Oyeyemi said, “upon the report, the DPO Ago Iwoye, CSP Paul Omiwole led his detectives to the scene where they opened the bag and discovered that it contains dry human parts”.

    “Consequently, the bush he ran into was properly combed and the suspect was subsequently apprehended”. On interrogation, the suspect confessed to harvesting the human parts from one Christian cemetery in Oke Eri, Ijebu Ode together with one Lekan Bakare who is now at large.

    Oyeyemi said, the State Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution. He also directed that the fleeing accomplice should be hunted for and brought to justice.

  • Ritualists arrested over recent killings in Ibadan

    Ritualists arrested over recent killings in Ibadan

    Some suspected ritualists have been arrested by the police for the serial killings in Akinyele area of Ibadan.

    The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Security, Mr Fatai Owoseni, disclosed this while addressing a town hall meeting in Akinyele on Wednesday. The meeting was organized by a private radio station JAMZ 100.1 FM.

    Owoseni said the suspects would soon be paraded by the Oyo State Police Command.

    He said: “Even though there is no town where there is no sin, I can assure you as I speak that the perpetrators of the killings in Akinyele have been apprehended.

    “As of yesterday, the criminals have been apprehended and the Commissioner of Police would possibly hold a press conference today. But I can specifically tell you that the person behind it has taken police to the ritualists and they are now behind the bars.”

    Owoseni emphasized the need for residents to be security conscious, stressing that everyone has a role to play in securing communities.

    Five people had been hacked to death in strange situations in the community in the last two months. They included a 29-year old expectant mother, two undergraduates, and a child.

  • Confusion over trending video of wife who labeled own husband ritualist [+ Video]

    Confusion over trending video of wife who labeled own husband ritualist [+ Video]

    There was confusion on the internet at the weekend over a disturbing video of a woman who claimed her husband wanted to use her for rituals after she was found tied up at the back of an SUV.

    In the video shared online, the woman, who was rescued by passersby who heard her screaming for help from the moving car, is seen with her arms tied behind her back while her child is seen crying in the passenger’s seat.

    According to reports, the incident occurred last week Thursday at Lawanson area of Lagos.

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    The woman claimed her husband had already used two of their kids for rituals and said he was trying to do the same to her and their last child.

    Upon rescuing the lady and hearing her account, irate residents mobbed her husband and his friend who was also in the vehicle with the couple.

    However, their have been a conflicting report as netizens who claimed to have monitored the case said the woman has mental illness and the husband was taking her to the Psychatric hospital in Yaba after she had a relapse.

    According to the divergent reports making the rounds on the internet, the husband was reportedly interrogated at the Itire Police Station and was released when the police were convinced no crime had been committed.

    The woman is reportedly now at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, receiving treatment for her mental ailment while the husband is also in the same hospital receiving treatment after he suffered an eyelid laceration while being battered by passersby who thought he was a ritualist.

    As at the time of filing this report, every attempt made by TheNewsGuru, TNG to reach the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, DSP Elkana Bala proved abortive.

  • Police rescue six-year-old child sold for N100,000 to ritualist

    The Police Command in Anambra on Monday paraded one Monday Onyikwa from Umuefi Village, Nteje in Oyi Local Council Area for allegedly selling a six-year- old girl for ritual purposes.

    CP Rabiu Ladodo, who briefed newsmen in Awka, said the suspect was arrested in the bush with the victim, Chisom Egbunu.

    Ladodo said Onyikwa confessed that he was taking the child to one Nnamdi, a native doctor in Nando Village, Anambra Council Area who was also arrested.

    He said the man also confessed that he was paid N100,000 for the trafficking business, adding that the matter was still under investigation.

    The CP also paraded the masterminds of the viral video of a nude woman, Ogochukwu Okafor, who allegedly visited her Facebook friend, Ifeanyi Azotani and was humiliated by his wife and her friend.

    Azotani, his wife Toochukwu and her friend Nwankwo posted the nude video on the internet after the victim refused to pay them the sum of N60, 000 they demanded from her to kill the video.

    The command said it recovered seven cars including one black Toyota Venza, three Toyota Corolla, two Lexus-350 Jeep and a Toyota Rav 4 Jeep from an Asaba based robbery syndicate led by one Paul Chukwuezugo and an accomplice Michael Obinna.

    The commissioner said the syndicate had earlier robbed one Chinyere Onwuzulike of her Lexus Jeep in Orumba North council area.

    Items recovered from them include one Barreta pistol, three IPhone and a Samsung phone.

    He said the suspects have voluntarily confessed to the crime.

    Ladodo said a total of 113 suspected cultists were arrested with 45 of them already charged to court and 33 under investigation.

    According to him 35 of the cultists were screened out.

  • I stayed days without eating, was rearrested while searching for food – Dike, suspected ritual killer

    The re-arrested ritual killer, Ifeanyi Dike, said on Monday that he played into the hands of security agents when he came out from his hideout in Jos, the Plateau State capital, in search of food.

    Dike, who allegedly raped and killed an eight-year-old girl, Victory Chikamso Nmezuwuba, had reportedly escaped from police custody and moved to Barkin Ladi in Jos, before he was recaptured by security agents and brought back to Port Harcourt.

    It will be recalled that Dike was first arrested in Eliozu, Port Harcourt, when he attempted to dispose the mutilated body of his victim after allegedly removing her tongue, two eyes, two fingers and one breast for suspected ritual purpose.

    Saying he was sorry for his actions, the suspect disclosed that he stayed several days in his hideout without food and had to come out when he could no longer withstand the hunger.

    He said the injuries he sustained before he was arrested in Port Harcourt in August made it difficult for him to move easily to search for food.

    “When I got to Jos, due to my injuries, I was not able to go out and get better food to eat. I stayed for several days without food.

    “When I decided to go out and get some food, I was caught. They (policemen) were interrogating me; and because I was fed up, I gave them my aunt’s phone number.

    “When the policeman that was interrogating me called my aunt, my aunt told him that they had declared me wanted. My aunt went further to call the police; when she called the police, she handed my IPO’s number to him (the police).

    “It was then the police now called my IPO to confirm if I was the person. When they now confirmed that I was the person, I was detained and then brought back (to Port Harcourt) on Sunday. So, today, I was brought here,” the suspect narrated.

    On how he escaped from police custody, Dike exonerated the Investigating Police Officer (Johnbosco Okere) handling his case, adding that he grabbed the opportunity to flee when the IPO told him to enter police cell.

    He maintained that the IPO, who had since been dismissed from the Nigeria Police, did not know when he ran away.

    The suspect said, “At the State CID, after my statement, it was late. So, my IPO told me to go inside the cell. That was how I got the opportunity to run away. The IPO did not know when I ran away from the State CID. I am very sorry for what I did.”

    Earlier, the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ahmed Zaki, while parading Dike, thanked the media for their endless coverage of the matter, adding that such efforts have helped in the re-arrest of the fleeing suspect.

    “Today, with profound humility, I present to you the most wanted (suspected) ritual killer, Mr. Ifeanyichukwu Maxwell Dike. His re-arrest was made possible by God almighty, through your numerous prayers and concerns, following his escape three weeks ago.

    “I wish to assure you that justice will not only be done, but be seen to be done in the circumstance to bring the full weight of the law to bear on him or any other person implicated in the course of further Investigation.

  • Photos/Video: Mob uncover another ritualists’ den in Mushin, set suspects ablaze

    Another ritualist’s den on Wednesday was discovered in a tunnel at the Challenge area of Mushin, Lagos State, TheNewsGuru.com can authoritatively report.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that one of the suspected ritualists was burnt alive, while two others were rescued by the Police.

    The tunnel where they were found leads to a moribund company.

    Syringes believed to be used in injecting their victim with sedative drugs were discovered in the hideout.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the discovery is coming some few weeks after a similar hideout used for heinous crime was uncovered in the Ijaiye area of the state.

     

    Details later…

  • Man arrested with human ‘spare parts’ in Delta

    Man arrested with human ‘spare parts’ in Delta

    A 45-year old man, Felix Nnalu Chiabogwu, who is suspected to be a ritualist and member of a kidnapping gang, has been arrested by the Police in Delta State.

    He was arrested on Sunday in Abavo with human body parts kept in kegs in which he poured a preservative fluid. The kegs were then concealed in two bags of garri.

    Mr. Andrew Aniamaka, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, said Chiabogwu was arrested at about 10:30 am on Sunday.

    According to SR, he described the suspect as a member of a syndicate operating in Amai, adding that the ritualist was arrested while attempting to flee to Lagos.

    “The arrest is connected to the investigation of cases of missing persons in the intractable land disputes between Umuebu/Amai/Eziokpo /Obiaruku communities in Ukwuani area.

    “In his possession, we found, concealed in two bags of garri, two four-litre jerry cans stocked with substances suspected to be human parts in a preservative fluid.

    “The investigation is ongoing to unravel other members of the syndicate,” Aniamaka said.