FLASH: 8 Ritualists Kill 6-Year-Old Boy In Gombe

Demilade BakareApril 26, 2025110

FLASH: 8 Ritualists Kill 6-Year-Old Boy In Gombe | Daily Report Nigeria

Eight people have been arrested for alleged involvement in a ritual killing in Gombe state.
The suspects were said to have killed a young boy in the state.
The father of the boy was said to have been the brain behind the killing, and is now currently on the run.

Men of the Gombe state police command have arrested eight people for the murder of a 6-year-old boy in the state.

According to reports, the suspects confessed to murdering one Muhammad Ibrahim Bulama for ritual purposes.

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This happened in Bura-Bunga village, Bojude District in Kwami Local Government Area of the state.

Confirming the incident and arrest in a statement released on Friday, April 25, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Buhari Abdullahi said the operation was masterminded by the boys father, who is currently at large.

The statement in part reads;

The Gombe State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of a tragic and deeply disturbing criminal case involving the alleged abduction and gruesome k!lling of a six-year-old boy, Muhammad Ibrahim Bulama, a resident of Bura-Bunga village via Bojude, Gombe State by eight suspects, where the suspects confessed to have committed this heinous act for money making purpose money ritual,”

He identified the suspects as Magaji Adamu (Wazam), 45 years, of Bura-Bunga village via Bojude, Babayo Musa, 18 years, of Bura-Bunga village via Bojude, Jibrin Muhammad (Alias Ya’Haji), 40 years, of London Maidoruwa Quarters, Gombe, Usman Abubakar Khalla, 37 years, of Tappi village, Sadam Umaru, 28 years, of Tudun Wada Quarters, Gombe, Idris Dayyabu, 45 years, of Kwami LGA, Gombe, Abdulrauf Hussaini, 33 years, of Kwami village and Isiyaku Muhammad, 39 years, of Dirri village via Bojude.

Preliminary investigation reveals the following:

(a) Magaji Adamu “M” confessed to have received the victim from Babayo Musa and slaughtered him with a knife in the bush area of Wuro-Doya then father divided the body into two equal parts and dumped the upper half (from waist upwards) into a well. Thereafter handed over the other half (from waist downward) to Jibrin muh’d and Usman Abubakar.

(b) Babayo Musa confessed to abducting the victim at his grandfather’s house at about 1730hrs and aiding in the killing at Bura-Bunga village together with Magaji Adamu.

(c) Jibrin Muhammad (Ya’Haji) “M” and Usman Abubakar “M” were arrested in Gombe town at London mai Doruwa. They confessed to have collected the lower part of the victim’s body together from Magaji Adamu and an accomplice identified as Gimba, who is currently at large.

(d) Sadam Umaru “M” played a conspiratorial role by providing information on how to locate a native doctor and facilitated the procurement of human parts.

(e) Idris Dayyabu “M” and Abdulrauf Hussaini “M” are the native doctors and they confessed to have asked for human part to aid them in performing the ritual and took possession of the victim’s remains, removed flesh from the lower body, and buried the rest.

(f) Isiyaku Muhammad was arrested for criminal conspiracy and concealment, having had full knowledge of the crime but failed to report it until he was implicated in the investigation.

“It is important to note that the said Gimba “M” who is now at large is the unwed father of the victim and the mastermind of the k!lling of the six years old boy for money making ritual.