Five arrested over suspected ritual murder of 11-yr-old girl

Five suspects have been arrested by the Police in
Plateau State in connection with the ritual killing of an 11-
year-old girl, whose eyes and tongue had been removed when
her corpse was found.

Vanguard Reports
Four of those arrested were believed to be the actual killers of
the girl, who was on an errand for her grandmother with
whom she lived in Fillin-Sukwa area of Jos.

The fifth suspect, identified as a dealer in shoes, allegedly
contracted the other suspects to get him the human parts for
N300,000.

A relative quoted the grandmother as saying she sent her
granddaughter to buy Masa (a local rice snack) around
7.30a.m., but that she never returned.

After waiting for a while, the grandmother went to the Masa
seller, who told her that the girl came, but was sent on an
errand by one of the suspects.

Subsequent efforts to trace the girl failed only for her corp-se
to be discovered in an un-completed building, days later.
A neighbour confirmed that the girl's corpse was found last
Friday.

Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Felicia Anslem
confirmed the arrests, saying investigations were on.