Police arrest soldier, vigilante commander over ritual killing in Adamawa
By: Zagazola Makama
The Police Command in Adamawa has arrested a serving soldier and a vigilante commander for allegedly killing a woman for ritual purposes in Mubi North Local Government Area of the state.
Sources told Zagazola Makama that the arrest followed a distress call received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Mubi North at about 12:00 p.m. on Oct. 21, reporting that an unidentified female corpse was found behind the Adamawa State University fence with multiple stab wounds.
“On receipt of the report, the DPO led a team of detectives to the scene, took photographs, and evacuated the corpse to the Federal Medical Centre, Mubi, for autopsy,” the sources said.
According to the sources , preliminary investigation led to the arrest of one Private Tanko Salihu, attached to 93 Battalion, Ada Barracks, Takum, Taraba State, and one Yahaya Idi Gadzama, a vigilante commander in Mubi North.
The police said both suspects confessed during interrogation to conspiring and killing the woman for ritual purposes.
The sources said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Dankombo Morris, has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for discreet investigation and prosecution.
He condemned the heinous act and assured residents of the command’s commitment to bringing all perpetrators of crime and criminality to justice.
