Police Arrest Men For Abducting Boy For Ritual
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Two middle aged men with appetite to get rich quickly according to Channels TV report have been arrested by the police for abducting a young boy for rituals in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
According to Kogi Police Commissioner, while parading the kidnappers and another suspect who was arrested for being in possession of fire arms at the State Police Headquarters in Lokoja, said the suspects were arrested by his men in intelligent unit on a tip off.
“The boy was kidnapped and taken to Abuja, but with intelligence information, we were able to apprehend them,” he said.
The suspects, Adams Baba, 32 and Mohammed Sanni, 37, intention of kidnapping the 10-year-old boy, Momoh Sanni information revealed was to use him for rituals in Abuja.
The two kidnappers were said to have tricked the boy and drove him to Abuja with a vehicle marked Abuja ABC 425 AE.
The two kidnappers, who are the boy’s neighbour before the demise of his father, confessed that they wanted to use the boy for money making but tried to push the blame on one another.
The police said the men would be charged to court after investigations.
Picture is Courtesy of Channels TV