Four fathers arrested for allegedly providing to make use of their organic youngsters for cash rituals

Crime

By Linda Ikeji
6 November 2026, 3:00 pm

The police in Niger State have arrested 4 males accused of providing their organic youngsters for sacrifice in trade for wealth by way of cash rituals in Minna, the state capital.

According to the command’s spokesperson, S Wasiu Abiodun, the police on October 27, acquired dependable info relating to ongoing ritual actions the place some unknown individuals had been seen getting into an remoted compound round Garima space, Minna with suspicious objects.

On receipt of the data, the police swung into motion and arrested Mohammed Idris Dogara, 57,  Aliyu Sule 25, Ibrahim Mohammed Hamisu, 43 and Shehu Abubakar, 40 who’s a Native Doctor

The police says throughout interrogation, it was revealed that Ibrahim, Abubakar, Aliyu and Mohammed approached Shehu, the native physician to carry out cash rituals for them utilizing a skeleton found throughout mining actions, which he refused, stating that he doesn’t supply such providers.

The 4 suspects insisted, allegedly providing their organic youngsters as sacrifice for the rituals for various sums of cash. After a lot stress, the native physician directed every of them to buy a rooster and assemble at a given location the place the ritual could be carried out and it was throughout the act that the suspects had been arrested with the objects.

One of the suspects, Aliyu Sule was discovered on the scene holding the blood-stained knife about to slaughter his rooster whereas three others had already slaughtered theirs. The suspects confessed to the crime and are present process additional investigation after which they are going to be charged to courtroom for prosecution.