Police nab 5 for murder of 12-year-old
The suspects allegedly kidnapped and killed the boy for ritual purposes
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The Niger State Police Command has arrested five suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a 12-year-old boy in Sambuga Village in Rafi Local Government Area.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Richard Oguche, said that the prime suspect in the crime, Mohammed Mairiga, from Sambuga Village, had confessed to the crime and would soon be charged to court.
He said the suspect had earlier requested from the father of the deceased, Musa Kaila, that the boy should be allowed to accompany him to a political function, which was turned down on the ground that he would not allow his son to be involved in any political activities.
Oguche said the father discovered a few days later that the boy was missing from home, and reported the case to the police, where he filed a complaint against the suspect.
He confirmed that Mairiga allegedly confessed to have committed the crime in collaboration with others, during which they kidnapped and killed the deceased on April 5 in a forest. He said the suspect gave the names of other suspects as Yakubu Abaki, Musa Ahmed, Yakubu Haruna and Babaye Mai-bread.
The police spokesperson said the prime suspect confessed to the police that they also allegedly removed some of the boy's organs for ritual purposes, adding that corpse of the boy was discovered in a decomposing state and taken to Kagara General Hospital for autopsy, and later released to the family for burial.
He said the suspects would soon appear in court.
The Chairman of the council area, Ali Kagara, described the incident as sad and unfortunate, saying the council had since swung into action by increasing patrol by the security agents and vigilante groups.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Richard Oguche, said that the prime suspect in the crime, Mohammed Mairiga, from Sambuga Village, had confessed to the crime and would soon be charged to court.
He said the suspect had earlier requested from the father of the deceased, Musa Kaila, that the boy should be allowed to accompany him to a political function, which was turned down on the ground that he would not allow his son to be involved in any political activities.
Oguche said the father discovered a few days later that the boy was missing from home, and reported the case to the police, where he filed a complaint against the suspect.
He confirmed that Mairiga allegedly confessed to have committed the crime in collaboration with others, during which they kidnapped and killed the deceased on April 5 in a forest. He said the suspect gave the names of other suspects as Yakubu Abaki, Musa Ahmed, Yakubu Haruna and Babaye Mai-bread.
The police spokesperson said the prime suspect confessed to the police that they also allegedly removed some of the boy's organs for ritual purposes, adding that corpse of the boy was discovered in a decomposing state and taken to Kagara General Hospital for autopsy, and later released to the family for burial.
He said the suspects would soon appear in court.
The Chairman of the council area, Ali Kagara, described the incident as sad and unfortunate, saying the council had since swung into action by increasing patrol by the security agents and vigilante groups.
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