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Four fathers arrested for allegedly offering to use their biological children for money rituals

Four fathers arrested for allegedly offering to use their biological children for money rituals
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The four suspects insisted, allegedly offering their biological children as sacrifice for the rituals for varying sums of money. The police in Niger State have arrested four men accused of offering their biological children for sacrifice in exchange for wealth through money rituals in Minna, the state capital.According to the command's spokesperson, S Wasiu Abiodun, the police on October 27, received reliable information regarding ongoing ritual activities where some unknown persons were seen entering an isolated compound around Garima area, Minna with suspicious items.On receipt of the information, the police swung into action and arrested Mohammed Idris Dogara, 57, Aliyu Sule 25, Ibrahim Mohammed Hamisu, 43 and Shehu Abubakar, 40 who is a Native DoctorThe police says during interrogation, it was revealed that Ibrahim, Abubakar, Aliyu and Mohammed approached Shehu, the native doctor to perform money rituals for them using a skeleton discovered during mining activities, which he refused, stating that he does not offer such services.
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  • ✦After much pressure, the native doctor directed each of them to purchase a chicken and assemble at a given location where the ritual would be carried out and it was during the act that the suspects were arrested with the items.
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  • ✦The four suspects insisted, allegedly offering their biological children as sacrifice for the rituals for varying sums of money.
  • ✦The police in Niger State have arrested four men accused of offering their biological children for sacrifice in exchange for wealth through money rituals in Minna, the state capital.According to the command's spokesperson, S Wasiu Abiodun, the police on October 27, received reliable information regarding ongoing ritual activities where some unknown persons were seen entering an isolated compound around Garima area, Minna with suspicious items.On receipt of the information, the police swung into action and arrested Mohammed Idris Dogara, 57, Aliyu Sule 25, Ibrahim Mohammed Hamisu, 43 and Shehu Abubakar, 40 who is a Native DoctorThe police says during interrogation, it was revealed that Ibrahim, Abubakar, Aliyu and Mohammed approached Shehu, the native doctor to perform money rituals for them using a skeleton discovered during mining activities, which he refused, stating that he does not offer such services.
  • ✦After much pressure, the native doctor directed each of them to purchase a chicken and assemble at a given location where the ritual would be carried out and it was during the act that the suspects were arrested with the items.
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The police in Niger State have arrested four men accused of offering their biological

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The four suspects insisted, allegedly offering their biological children as sacrifice for the rituals for varying sums of money.

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The police in Niger State have arrested four men accused of offering their biological children for sacrifice in exchange for wealth through money rituals in Minna, the state capital.According to the command's spokesperson, S Wasiu Abiodun, the police on October 27, received reliable information regarding ongoing ritual activities where some unknown persons were seen entering an isolated compound around Garima area, Minna with suspicious items.On receipt of the information, the police swung into action and arrested Mohammed Idris Dogara, 57, Aliyu Sule 25, Ibrahim Mohammed Hamisu, 43 and Shehu Abubakar, 40 who is a Native DoctorThe police says during interrogation, it was revealed that Ibrahim, Abubakar, Aliyu and Mohammed approached Shehu, the native doctor to perform money rituals for them using a skeleton discovered during mining activities, which he refused, stating that he does not offer such services.

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After much pressure, the native doctor directed each of them to purchase a chicken and assemble at a given location where the ritual would be carried out and it was during the act that the suspects were arrested with the items.

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