A22- year -old man, Musa Hamza, has been arrested by the police for allegedly beheading a teenager and dismembering his body in the Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State .
The suspect was also reported to have gouged out the victim ’ s two eyes, burnt the body and head , which he buried in a shallow grave.
This is coming three days after the Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer , Ahmed Wakil , disclosed that a 20-year -old man was arrested for allegedly cutting off the private parts of a six- year -old child for ritual purposes .
The police said that incident happened on December 30, 2020, around 7. 20pm when one Hafsatu Wada of Zango area , Jama’ are LGA, reported at the Jama’ are Police Station that her niece , Safarau Mohammed ( not real name) , was found in a pool of blood.
She told the police that the six-year- old was rushed to a hospital, where it was confirmed that her private parts had been cut off with a sharp object.
Wakil , a Deputy Superintendent of Police, disclosed that all the buried parts of the victim were exhumed for medical examination.
On the recent incident , he said , “ On December 21, 2020, around 9. 30am , detectives of the Alkaleri divisional police headquarters arrested one Musa Hamza ( 22) of Unguwar Wake village, Alkaleri LGA , who lured one Adamu Ibrahim ( 17) of same address, into the outskirts of the village forest and killed him with a stick and then beheaded him .
“ He forcefully gouged out his two eyes, burnt the body and head , and buried them
separately in a shallow grave located in a nearby bush .
“ During investigation , all the buried human parts were exhumed and taken to the General Hospital, Alkaleri , for medical examination , where a medical doctor certified that the body parts had been removed . ”
the General Hospital, Alkaleri , for medical examination , where a medical doctor certified that the body parts had been removed . ”
He added that upon interrogation , “ the two eyes were recovered from the principal suspect , who voluntarily confessed to have committed the crime and was asked by a ritualist to bring the eyes for ritual to enable him to be rich. ”
The exhibits recovered from the suspect , according to the police spokesman, are one knife, one Mp3 player, a pair of rubber shoes and a lighter .
He stated that the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution .
