Ritual: Man Sells, Murders Neighbours 8-Year-Old Son For N30,000

A man, Destiny Lawrence, has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command in connection with the murder of an eight-year-old boy, Progress Ifeanyi in Owa-Alero community.

The police have also launched a manhunt for a fleeing native doctor, simply identified as Jonah, who contracted the arrested suspect to bring the deceased boy to him for the sum of N30,000.

Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

The PPRO stated, “On 23/11/2024, a native of Owa-Alero (name withheld) reported that his 8yrs old son, Progress Ifeanyi, was missing and that the last they heard was that one of their customers named Destiny Lawrence,e, who usuallcomesmes to their shop to patronize them went away with him.

“But on noticing the son was missing, he asked the said Destiny who denied knowledge of the whereabouts of his son.”

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He added, “However, later that day, the corpse of his son was found in an uncompleted building, and some of his body parts were missing.

“The suspect, one Destiny Lawrence, was arrested, and during interrogation, the suspect confessed that one native Doctor Known as Jonah from Otolokpo community contracted him to look for a small boy for him for the sum of N30,000.

“He then lured the deceased to where the native doctor was waiting, then the native doctor took the deceased to an uncompleted building and slit his throat.”

“The suspect is in custody while a manhunt for the fleeing native doctor is ongoing,” the statement added.