Five escaped mob action after being nabbed while attempting
to kill a 10-year-old boy in a bush in Jalingo, Taraba State's capital.
The suspects who were paraded by the Nigerian Security and
Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Tuesday January 14, lured the boy to a bush near
Kona village with claims of cutting their boss' nails.
They were unknowingly followed and busted by villagers who
were suspicious of their motive of hiring the little boy.
Taraba State's NSCDC spokesperson, Godwin Peter who
confirmed the arrest said;
“When we got the security information that some young men
suspected to have been carrying out ritual activities in Kona village were
caught with a ten years old boy, our men moves swiftly to the village and
arrested the situation.
“We went there and the villagers insisted that the five boys
have been carrying out ritual killings and were dealing with human parts, the
villagers urged the security to scrutinize the five boys."
Before their arrest, the suspects inflicted a deep machete
cut on the back of the 10-year-old boy who was rushed to the Federal Medical
Center in Jalingo. It is expected that the suspected ritualists who have
already confessed to the crime will be prosecuted at the end of the
investigation.
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