The police in Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, have arrested four people in connection with alleged murder of a 13-year-old son of an Islamic scholar at Sabunga village.

Two others said to be connected with the crime were said to be at large.

The Nigerian Tribune learnt that the suspects Yakubu Abaki; Musa Ahmed; Yakila Haruna, also known as Gambo, and Babaye Alhaji Maiburedi, all of Sanbuga and Kagara villages connived to kill one Shamshideen Musa, son of the cleric, purposely for ritual.

According to findings, the suspects had arranged with Ali Isa and Sulaiman Bade, now at large,to assist a local but prominent politician in the local government area with charms to help him win the last election.

It was learnt that the principal suspect in the crime, Haruna Mohammed, who was to provide the human parts for the charm lured the 13-year-old boy to a secluded area of the town where he killed him by hitting him three times on the head with the handle of a hoe after which he allegedly removed the deceased’s intestines and other internal organs.

However, the father of the boy, who had earlier denied the principal suspect the release of his son to “work for him” reported the disappearance of the deceased to the police, leading to the discovery of the corpse in a cave.

Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Oguche Richard Adamu, confirmed the story and said the suspects would be arraigned in court soon on a three count charge of “joint act, kidnapping and culpable homicide.”

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