SHOCKING: How 10-Year-Old Boy Was Lured And Used For Rituals

Niger State Police Command on Wednesday arrested three persons for allegedly beheading a 10-year-old boy in Amale Village in Paiko Local Government Area of the state for rituals.

It was gathered that one Salleh Ibrahim lured the victim and took him from Amale  to two of his accomplices, Usman Sarki, and Dantala Doma.

During police interrogation, Sarki confessed that he was contracted to bring the boy’s head by one Gajere who was on the run for money-making ritual.

He said he found the boy along Amale road. "I asked him where was going, he said he was going to his house. I offered to help him. So I took him on my bike to Sarki’s house. “Sarki and I later took him to Doma’s house where he wasbeheaded with a cutlass.

During investigation, the severed head of the boy was found in Salleh’s house After the discovery of the head in Salleh’s house, the suspect took the police to an area near river Erena in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state and that's where the headless body of the boy was found buried in a shallow grave.

Salleh later took the police to the residence of the other two accomplices.

The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Richard Oguche, said investigation into the matter had commenced, adding that the suspects would be arraigned in court at the conclusion of the investigation.

He said the command had directed all police out posts within Kaffin-koro division and the Divisional Police Officer in Kaffin-koro to reach out to the community leaders in the area to know if there was any reported case of a missing child but no such report had been received.

He called on parents to always monitor the movement of their children so as not to fall into the hands of ritual killers.