Bauchi Ritualist: How Nigeria police arrest herbalist wey dem say kill at least nine children
24 February 2021
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Di Bauchi state police command for northeast part of Nigeria say dem don arrest one herbalist wey kill at least 9 children between di ages of 2 to 4.
Dem arrest di man for Rumbu village wey dey under Ningi local goment after one small girl Maimuna Isyaku die after her father take her to di herbalist for treatment.
Na later police discover Maimuna dead bodi inside bush after di herbalist tell di little girl father say she die as e dey try give her treatment.
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A 28-year-old herbalist has been arrested in Bauchi State for allegedly killing four children, aged between two and four, for ritual purposes.
The suspected ritualist, Rufa’i Yunusa, of Rumbu village, in the Ningi Local Government of Bauchi State, was arrested by the police on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
He said the arrest followed a complaint by one Isyaku Ahmed of Kafin Madaki, that the suspect allegedly deceived him that his daughter was suffering from an ailment that required spiritual intervention.
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The police in Bauchi State have arrested a herbalist, 28, for allegedly killing four children, between the ages of 2 and 4 for ritual purposes.
According to the police spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, the suspected ritualist, Rufa’i Yunusa, of Rumbu village, in the Ningi Local Government of Bauchi State, was arrested on Wednesday, February 17, 2021.
The spokesperson said the arrest followed a complaint by one Isyaku Ahmed of Kafin Madaki, that the suspect allegedly deceived him that his daughter was suffering from an ailment that required spiritual intervention.
SP Wakil said Yunusa, however, killed the child after the father released her to him for the healing process.
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A 28-year-old suspected ritualist, Rufa’i Yunusa of Rumbu village in Ningi LGA of Bauchi State has been arrested by the State Police Command for allegedly killing four little children between the ages of 2-4 years for ritual purposes.
The Police stated that the suspect was arrested on Wednesday, 17th February, 2021 arrested in the village following a tip off by members of village who reported his criminal activities to the Police.
The Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili stated that His arrest followed a complaint lodged at the Ganjuwa Division of the State Command on the same day at about 1630hrs by one Isyaku Ahmed of Unguwan Yamma, Kafin Madaki.