Niger Police Arrest Four Over Plot To Sacrifice Children

The Niger State Police Command has arrested 4 males accused of providing their organic kids for human sacrifice in a determined bid to accumulate wealth by means of cash rituals.

The suspects allegedly approached a local physician in Minna, Niger State, requesting that he carry out cash rituals utilizing a human skeleton reportedly found throughout mining actions.

The males, recognized as Ibrahim Mohammed Hamisu, 43; Abubakar Abdullahi, 40; Aliyu Sule, 25; and Mohammed Idris Dogara, 57, had been arrested alongside a 40-year-old native physician, Shehu Abubakar.

The arrests adopted an intelligence report acquired by operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit about suspected ritual actions at an remoted compound within the Garima space of Bosso, Minna.

According to a report by battle reporter and counterinsurgency knowledgeable Zagazola Makama, the suspects had been arrested on October 27, 2026, at about 8:30 p.m., whereas preparations for the alleged ritual had been underway.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed the arrests in against the law bulletin issued on Thursday, November 5.

Preliminary investigations reportedly revealed that the 4 males had approached the native physician to facilitate the cash ritual utilizing the human skeleton.

However, the native physician initially rejected their request, claiming that he didn’t supply such companies.

The suspects allegedly continued and went so far as providing their organic kids as human sacrifices in alternate for various sums of cash.

Police mentioned the native physician ultimately instructed every of the boys to buy a rooster and report back to a chosen location for the ritual.

Operatives reportedly stormed the compound whereas the suspects had been finishing up the preparations.

One of the suspects, Aliyu Sule, was allegedly caught holding a blood-stained knife and getting ready to slaughter his rooster, whereas the opposite three had already slaughtered theirs.

Items recovered from the scene included blood-stained purple and white clothes, 4 calabashes, two stay chickens, three slaughtered chickens, a blood-stained knife and a big mat on which the ritual supplies had been organized.

The police mentioned the suspects confessed throughout interrogation and had been present process additional investigation forward of their prosecution.

The command condemned ritual-related crimes and different violent offences, reaffirming its dedication to defending lives and property throughout the state.

Abiodun urged residents to stay vigilant and promptly report suspicious actions to safety businesses to stop prison actions of their communities.