Bauchi Police arrest man, 22, for beheading, removing teenager’s eyes, for alleged ritual purposes

The Police in Bauchi State said it has arrested a 22-year old man, Musa Hamza, for allegedly killing, beheading and dismembering a teenager’s body in Alkaleri local government area of the State.
The suspect also gouged the teenager’s two eyes burnt the body and head and buried it in a shallow grave.
The Bauchi State Command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement made available to journalists on Monday night disclosed that all the buried parts of the victim were exhumed for Medical examination.
“On the 21st December, 2020 at about 9.30am, detectives of Alkaleri Divisional Police Headquarters, arrested one Musa Hamza (22) of Unguwar Wake village, Alkaleri L.G.A, who lured one Adamu Ibrahim (17) of same address, into the outskirt of the village forest and killed him with a stick and then beheaded him.
“He forcefully gorged his two eyes, burnt the body and head and buried them separately in a shallow grave located in nearby bush. 
“During investigation, all the buried human parts were exhumed and taken to General Hospital Alkaleri for medical examination where the medical doctor certified that the body parts had been removed,” he stated.
The Police Spokesman added that upon interrogation, “the two eyes were recovered from the principal suspect, who voluntarily confessed to have committed the crime and was asked by a ritualist to bring the eyes for ritual to enable him to be rich.”
According to him, the exhibits recovered from the suspect, are one Knife, one mp3 player, one pair of rubber shoe and a lighter.
He stated that investigation is on-going after which suspect would be charged to court for prosecution and possible conviction.