The police of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have arrested three suspects, Uluko Adukwu, 28, Salisu Aduh, 38, and Adams Halilu, 24 on suspicions of being ritualists.
Public Relations Officer Zone 7, SP Istifanus Sunday Bako announced the arrest in a statement on Thursday.
He said a team of detectives stormed Jikwoyi and Orozo along Karu axis on Wednesday following actionable intelligence.
The trio, all residents of the nation’s capital and from Kogi State, were nabbed with two boys -ages 11 and 13, suspected to be their victims.
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Bako also said the gang confessed to using juju and charms to scam people and also they give charms to internet fraudsters who perform rituals also known as Yahoo Plus.
The Police said that the fraudsters use charms on their targets, and it sometimes results to death of some of the victims.
Three empty caskets, one Toyota Prado, one Lexus 330 Car, and 15 mobile phones were recovered from the suspects.
Also recovered were clothes and women’s underwear believed to belong to dead victims.
The Zone 7 AIG, Kayode Egbetokun (now DIG) advised individuals to be careful where they worship and report suspicious activities to the police.
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