A 36 years old Islamic cleric, Amodu Jamiu, has been arrested for abducting a 15 years old girl for ritual purpose.
The self-acclaimed cleric was arrested on April 5, 2021, following a report lodged at Sango divisional headquarters by the victim.
The girl said while she was coming from her place of work, at about 5:30 pm, she was accosted by the suspect, who lured her into an uncompleted building after touching her with an object.
She stated further that on getting to the building, the suspect striped her naked and used a White handkerchief to rub her private part, as well as all over her body.
According to her, it was a good Samaritan, who, unknown to the suspect, was watching the whole incident that came to her rescue as she had become unconscious.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Sango division, CSP Godwin Idehai, detailed his detectives to go after the suspect.
He was subsequently traced and apprehended.
On interrogation, the suspect confessed that he had a ritual intention.
He said his intention was to afflict the victim with a sickness, which would enable him to extort her parents of huge amount of money having successfully done it to two different persons in the past.
Search warrant was executed in his house, and dangerous criminal charms were recovered from there.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the transfer of the case to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and possible prosecution.
