By Rita Enemuru, Reporting
The Operatives of Kaduna State Police Command have apprehended nine suspected ritualists with a jerry can full of human blood at a Cemetery in Dutsen Abba Ward along the Zaria -Kaduna expressway.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, ASP Mansur Hussaini confirmed the arrest of the nine-man ritualist gang identified as the ‘Neo Black Movement (NBM) on Sunday.
Hussaini said their arrest followed a tip-off after a source drew the attention of the service formation that some group of people were sighted at the said cemetery.
He disclosed the names of the suspects involved in ritual activities including; Samson Ezekiel (32), Samuel Francis (27), Usman Nura (34), Gabriel Sheba (23), Haruna Sa’id (37), Bala Lukman (27) and Jabir Rilwan (37).
Upon their arrest, it was stated that two locally made pistols, one Beretta pistol, two jacket knives, two calabashes and a jerrycan, full of human blood were recovered from their vehicle.
The PPRO explained, “A search was conducted on their vehicle, a Lexus sedan, with registration number RSH 712 CW, where two locally made pistols, one Beretta pistol, two jacket knives, two calabashes and a jerrycan, full of human blood were recovered.”
He said the suspected ritualists, comprising the new and old members, were apprehended while initiating the new members, saying the gang confessed to getting the human blood after slaughtering an aged man and disposing of his body along the Jaji military cantonment, in neighbouring Igabi Local Government Area.
The suspects also confessed that the man’s vital body parts were dismembered but were taken away by another gang which came from Kaduna.
Following the arrest of the seven suspected ritualists along the Zaria -Kaduna expressway, he said that two other suspects were apprehended by the locals, at ABU Congo Conference Hotels, along old Jos road, stressing that they are Austin Ifinju (28) and Aliyu Ali Yahaya (24).
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