Police Arrests A Woman And 2 Other For Killing 6-Year-Old Girl In Taraba

Three people that included a woman and two men have been detained by the police command in Taraba state for killing a six-year-old girl, Maimuna Yahaya, for ritual reasons. The suspects were known as Adamu Muhammad, Mrs Umaimatu Tanimu and Abdulahi Abubakar

While parading the suspects before newsmen, the state police command’s spokesperson, ASP David Missai, said the defendant on 2nd of September lured the victim, Maimuma to an isolated area in the outskirts of Sabon-Gida and slaughtered her with a knife.

The suspects slit open the stomach of the young girl and removed her kidneys on the instructions of Abubakar, who allegedly instructed them to bring the organs for money ritual.

The police acted on intelligence report which led to the arrest of the suspects. Missai said the suspects are being investigated for criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide and would soon be charged to court.

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