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The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday arrested ten persons in connection with ritual killing of a 4-year-old girl at Iwaya, Yaba, Lagos.
The State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni described the incident as sad, asserting that the innocent girl’s throat was slit and the body dumped behind her parent’s window.
“A sad incident happened this morning when the Divisional Police Officer at Iwaya was alerted when Mr Taiwo Sulaiman and his wife came to report they fund the dead body of the 4-year-old girl. They said the child went with two of her siblings to pray at the mosque at 1pm and was nowhere to be found afterwards.
“After searching thoroughly for the girl, her dead body with a slit throat was found behind her parent’s window close to an Ogun shrine in the compound. The corpse had been recovered with the knife used to commit the murder and 10 persons are presently in custody for interrogation including the parents.
“Investigation however revealed elements of conspiracy in the matter. We will continue to update you as investigation continues.
“We have deployed operatives heavily into the area which is densely populated to prevent any form of jungle justice.” the CP said.
Owoseni, condemning the act said people have thrown away their moral values as he wouldn’t understand what would have led to the killing of an innocent child.
He appealed to members of the public to come out with information that will assist investigation adding that occupants around the shrine cannot say they are not aware of rituals carried out at the shrine.
“This is one of the essence of warnings we have been giving the public. If you cover crime, at one time or the other, the crime will consume you afterwards.” Owoseni said
