A 22-year old man, Musa Hamza, has been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force for allegedly murdering of a teenager in Alkaleri local government area, Bauchi State for money ritual.
The suspect was said to gouge out the teenager’s eyes, burn and bury him.
Wakil, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, in the statement made available to journalists on Monday night disclosed that all the buried parts of the victim were exhumed for medical examination.
He revealed that, “On the 21st December 2020 at about 9:30am, detectives of Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters arrested one Musa Hamza (22) of Unguwar Wake village, Alkaleri L.G.A, who lured one Adamu Ibrahim (17) of the same address, into the outskirt of the village forest and killed him with a stick and then beheaded him.
“He forcefully gorged his two eyes, burnt the body and head and buried them separately in a shallow grave located in a nearby bush.
“During the investigation, all the buried human parts were exhumed and taken to General Hospital Alkaleri for medical examination where the medical doctor certified that the body parts had been removed.”
He also stated that, “The two eyes were recovered from the principal suspect, who voluntarily confessed to have committed the crime and was asked by a ritualist to bring the eyes for a ritual to enable him to be rich.”
The exhibits retrieved from the suspect are one Knife, one mp3 player, one pair of rubber shoes and a lighter.
“Investigation is on-going after which the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution and possible conviction,” he said.