Three officers of the Adamawa State Police Command have been arrested for their role in the lynching of two women accused of witchcraft in the state.
This development was made known by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Suleiman Nguroje, in a statement addressed to newsmen on Sunday.
Nguroje said the affected policemen were said to have been involved in the incident leading to the death of the women by an angry mob over allegations of witchcraft.
The police officers committed the crime alongside vigilante members and some locals.
According to the police image maker, all the suspects seen in the implicating video have been arrested on the order of the state Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola.
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The spokesperson, in the statement said, “The unfortunate killing of two women accused of witchcraft by a mob in Roma, has been condemned by the Police Commissioner, CP Afolabi Babatola, saying the Adamawa State Police Command came across an unfortunate video which has gone viral in some section of the media, especially social media where an Inspector of Police and some members of vigilantes attached to the Dumne Divisional Police Headquarters were sighted maltreating and assaulting three women in an unprofessional manner at Roma community, Dumne Development Area in the Song Local Government Area.
“The women were stripped naked and beaten mercilessly by the mob over the allegation of witchcraft as a result of which two of them were brutally murdered.
“Irked by the unfortunate incident, the Commissioner of Police immediately deployed the Deputy Commissioner of Police who arrested those seen maltreating and assaulting the women.
“Equally, the CP has ordered a thorough investigation into the immediate and remote cause(s) of this condemnable incident as well as ensure speedy dispensation of justice.”