Police in Adamawa have confirmed the killing of seven persons on allegation of witchcraft at Dasin Bwate village in Fufore council of the state.
DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, police spokesman, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Yola, the state capital.
Nguroje said the incident happened on Tuesday, adding that an investigation team had been dispatched to the village.
The police have deployed an investigation team into the village,” Nguroje said, adding that when the team arrived in the village yesterday morning, the residents, including the village head, had deserted the community.
Nguroje said the team found the seven unidentified bodies in a house in the village.
The killers are yet to be arrested.
TOPSHOT – A man ride a bicycle inside a refugee camp in Jimeta, Adamawa State, Nigeria on February 19, 2019, four days ahead of the country’s General elections set for February 23 after a last-minute rescheduling. – Malkohi is a camp for internal displaced who fled their homes as Boko Haram insurgents advanced across north-eastern Nigeria. From their homes on the outskirts of Yola, capital of presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s home state Adamawa, Malkohi residents say they feel forgotten. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) (Photo credit should read LUIS TATO/AFP via Getty Images)
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