The incident happened in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, southwest Nigeria.The man, Amidu Jimoh, 25, was arrested along with the herbalist, John Joseph, 60, who allegedly told him to carry out the dastardly act, along with another suspect, Maliki Aderounmu, 27.
After they were charged before an Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, they were remanded in prison custody.
The three accused persons were arraigned on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder. Specifically they were accused of burying alive a three-year old boy for ritual purpose.
The police prosecutor, Inspector Adewale Amos, told the court that the first two accused persons, Jimoh and Aderounmu, conspired to embark on money ritual and solicited the assistance of Joseph.The incident occurred on 24 July at Bada’s Compound, Igangan, Ibadan.The pleas of the three accused persons were not taken.The Chief Magistrate, Alhaja Fatima Badrudeen, ordered the accused persons to be remanded in prison custody pending when the case file will be duplicated for legal advice.
The herbalist, a resident of Osunara village, Igangan, demanded for a child for the ritual.
Amos said Jimoh took away his brother’s son who lived in the same compound with him to about 20 metres from Bada’s Compound and buried him alive in a shallow grave.The prosecutor said burying of the boy alive by Jimoh caused his death,He said Jimoh was arrested and he led the police to the scene of the alleged crime.
She adjourned the case till 16 September for mention
(PM news)
Oh don't want to imagine what that poor kid passed through!Wicked World
Abominations
ReplyDeleteReally an ABOMINATION. they shuld also be buried alive
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ReplyDeleteMay they be paid in their own coin
ReplyDeletewickedness of the highest order!..ThankGod they were caught..Rip to the child.
ReplyDeleteWonders shall never End. they should also be buried alive
ReplyDeletemay the lil boy RIP
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ReplyDeleteHope people are reading this, if it were to be Igbo names, I imagine what Yorubas will write concerning Igbo and money. 85% of these crimes I've been reading recently have been happening in Yoruba land and they always claim to be saints when it happens elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteThis I why parent shuld alwz. No were. There children are @ all times
ReplyDeleteif it were to be linked to Igbo now,hell would have been let lose,the castigation and branding will start from the yorubas....Look @ what FFK is spewing. Imagine! they never see any thing bad in them.
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