Vigilante group arrests suspected ritualist over kidnap and murder of 3-year-old girl in Taraba

Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in Jalingo Native Authorities Space of Taraba State has arrested a suspected ritualist in reference to the kidnap and homicide of a 3-year-old woman, Messy.

Commander of the VGN in Jalingo, Mr Munir Bello Arabi who disclosed this to Radio Nigeria, on Wednesday June 22, 2022, stated the 23-year-old suspect recognized as Rashid Shino, was arrested in his rented single room on the Magami space in Jalingo. 

Arabi stated Shino was arrested following a report made by dad and mom of the sufferer that their baby who was final seen enjoying with the suspect had gone lacking.

The suspect’s room

“In keeping with the dad and mom, he gave her coconut and that was the very last thing they’ve seen since then they haven’t seen the woman. They usually stated he had by no means allowed anyone to enter his room since he got here into the compound and he doesn’t sleep inside,” the Commander defined. 

“So, after they reported I additionally went to the police headquarters in addition to the GRA division and reported from the place the police ordered that we should always go forward and arrest the suspect however earlier than arresting him we insisted that we should see his room and after we entered we found some issues meant for rituals. He admitted that he inherited them from his father and he used to sacrifice blood for the Juju however refused to confess that he kidnapped Messy,”

Nonetheless, throughout surveillance by members of the vigilante group, they perceived an odour round an uncompleted constructing on the Agada Ata space in Jalingo and went to analyze.

They found a yellow leather-based bag containing the mutilated physique of the woman together with her personal half lacking.

The suspect was subsequently arrested and handed over to the particular anti-kidnapping squad of the Taraba State Command for correct investigation.

Commander Arabi suggested dad and mom to be safety aware and at all times monitor the motion of their youngsters in addition to desist from permitting them to be associating with strangers to keep away from such incidents.

It was additional gathered that the suspect hails from Ado Native Authorities Space of Ekiti State.