A family has allegedly killed their son, Mohammed Sani of Agyaragu Tofa, over a witchcraft allegation.
The development was disclosed to newsmen by the acting Commissioner of Police of the Nasarawa State Police Command, Shettima Jauro Muhammed on Monday.
The police boss said two suspects, Hassan Ismail and Mohammed Sani, were arrested last week Thursday in connection to the death of the victim.
According to Muhammed, the police followed credible information that the deceased was tied and locked up in a room where he starved to death.
In addition, the police image maker stated that the family members hurriedly buried him to avoid suspicion.
He said, “Based on credible information that one Mohammed Sani of Agyaragu Tofa was tied on both hands and legs and locked up in a room where he starved to death and was hurriedly buried by his family members on the allegation of witchcraft, police operatives attached to A Division, Lafia, swung into action and got Hassan Ismail and Mohammed Sani arrested. Efforts are ongoing to arrest all individuals involved in the dastardly act.”
In a separate news, a yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist has been reportedly killed after an unregistered truck hit and crushed him to death in the Magboro area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday.
An eyewitness who spoke on condition of anonymity disclosed that the commercial motorcyclist was hit by the truck while trying to come out from Freedom Estate junction to link to the Magboro Bus Stop.
He said, “The accident happened not quite long ago. The motorcyclist was coming from Freedom Estate junction to link Magboro bus stop when he was hit by the truck that I think did not observe the motorcyclist. The truck also crushed his head leading to his death immediately.”
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident, stating that the cause was speeding and wrongful overtaking.
She said, “I can confirm that the accident happened. All three persons involved were male but one casualty was recorded. The accident involved a truck with no registration number and a motorbike with the number plate DGB487VS. One male (1MA) died in the accident. The cause of the accident is wrongful overtaking and speeding.”
Okpe appealed to road users to exercise caution and patience while using the road so that issues like this can be avoided.