Plateau State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man for killing a woman alleged to be a witch and burning her beyond recognition, while another suspect was also apprehended for stabbing his aunt.
Addressing newsmen in Jos, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Emmanuel Olugbemiga Adesina, said the command received a phone call from Myet village of Dawaki, Kabwir district, that at around 8:00 am, an unknown woman was killed at a riverside on the boundary between Plateau and Bauchi states.
According to him, upon a thorough investigation, one suspect was arrested (name withheld), and he confessed to the crime and further revealed his co-conspirators, who are now at large.
“He confessed that they killed the woman because they suspected her of witchcraft and being responsible for the death of his two sisters. The case is still under investigation and will soon be charged to court…
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