Suspected ritualists kill 10-year-old girl in Bauchi
Suspected ritualists have reportedly killed an unidentified 10-year-old girl in Guyaba village of Kirfi local government area of the state.
According to village sources, the victim was declared missing for a few days by her parents before being found dead with some of her body parts missing.
However, details are still sketchy on how the victim was killed as of the time of writing this report.
But confirming the incident to our reporter on Sunday, October 15, the spokesman of the state police command, SP Ahmed Wakili, said the commissioner, CP Auwal Musa has ordered an investigation into the gruesome killing of the little girl.
He said: “The CP, Auwal Musa Muhammad has directed the DPO, Kirfi Police Division to investigate and unravel the circumstance of her death, arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of the dastardly act. So the investigation is ongoing.”
Meanwhile, the State First Lady, Hajiya, Aisha Bala Muhammad, had paid a visit to the victim’s parents in Guyaba village.
Aisha Bala Mohammed, who condemned the act, described it as “barbaric and unbelievable.
The First Lady also charged the traditional rulers, faith-based bodies, and security agencies to fish out the culprits.
The latest killing for ritual purposes comes 2 months after suspected ritualists killed another toddler, a one-half-year-old boy, Mohammed Abideen Musa, who was found dead with his vital organs missing in a school at Games village, Bauchi Metropolis, with some of his vital organs removed by the suspected ritualists.
