The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspected ritualist who allegedly abducted and killed a 9-year-old girl, Faith Samuel, for a money ritual in Onireke, Offa Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect, Alade James, 25, of Alawe compound, Offa, is said to have killed the victim and buried her with a N1000 note.
It was gathered that he ran out of luck after some residents got wind of the incident and alerted the police on Saturday, September 25.
The spokesperson of the command, Ajayi Okasanmi, who confirmed the incident to reporters said the suspect has confessed to the crime and will be charged to court after the completion of the investigation.
Okasanmi also confirmed that the corpse was buried with the money adding that ‘investigation is still ongoing.’
“At about 1812hrs of Saturday, acting on an actionable intelligence, a team of policemen arrested a man by name Alade James of Alawe compound Offa, who buried a corpse with N1000 at Ikotun area of Offa,” he stated.
“The suspect confessed to the killing for money-making ritual while the Commissioner of Police, Tuesday Assayomo has ordered a discreet investigation into the murder”, he added.
Meanwhile, the corpse has since been exhumed and deposited at the mortuary.