The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a councillor and three others for allegedly beheading a 17-yearold girl for ritual at Ofoga in Ofu Local Government Area of the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hillary Opara, who disclosed while parading a 13-man gang of suspects terrorising their various localities, said that the command is battle ready to rid the state of criminals.
Opara alleged that the suspects, Hon. Yahaya Isah, Suleiman Yunusa, Isaka John Yunusa, Alifa Maha, conspired to kill one Miss Ugbene Ogbadu between Achigili and Ofoga village in Ofu Local Government Area.
He said one of the suspects, Suleiman Yunusa, went to Ogbadu’s house at night, woke her up and took her away without the knowledge of her parents on June 13, 2013.
According to the police boss, the decomposing Ogbadu’s headless body was discovered between Achigili and Ofoga village on June 21, 2013. Opara said when the police got wind of the incident , Suleiman Yunusa was arrested and subsequently confessed to have killed a lady with the assistance of two other suspects.
He said the police arrested Alifa Maha, Isiaka Yunusa and the councillor representing Aloji Ward in Ejule, Hon. Yahaya Isah.
They are now helping the police to unravel the misery surrounding Ugbene’s death. While answering questions from journalists yesterday, the councillor denied that he participated in the killing, adding that he was framed by other suspects.
But Yunusa and Maha claimed that they were sent by the councillor to kill the girl as well as to bring her head to him.
Maha specifically said that councillor contracted the killing to them and that he had not paid them a dime since they carried out the killing.
