Suspected ritualists kill 12 year old boy in Zaria

From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna

A12 year old boy has been butchered to death by unknown persons in Zaria City.

Abdulkadir who was a resident of Madarkaci was said to have met his untimely death on Monday when his remains were discovered in an uncompleted building in the area.

According to his father Aminu Saleh Muhammad, the Late Abdulkadir was sent to collect handset from a nearby charging spot on Sunday evening but he didn’t return home.

He said, they tried all they could to trace him but to no avail until on Monday when his brother called him in the evening and informed him that Abdulkadir was found dead.

Aminu said the killers were suspected rituals because they butchered him by removing his eyes, private part, tongues and broke his leg.

Confirming the incident, the Kaduna State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSPP Muhammad Jalige said, the boy was butchered to death by unknown murderers.

He said the Police has commenced investigation in an effort to arrest the culprits.