
POLICE ARREST TWO SUSPECTED RITUALISTS FOR BEHEADING MINOR IN ADAMAWA
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested two suspected ritualists for the murder of a 10-year-old Almajiri boy in Jada Local Government Area.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, disclosed this in a statement shared on the police X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday.
According to the statement, the suspects, Ibrahim Abdul Malik (27) and Aliyu Abdul Malik (18), both residents of Anguwan Sarkin Yamma, Jada, allegedly killed and beheaded the victim, identified as Abdalla Lawali of Anguwan Dubai, Jada.
Police reports indicate that Abdalla was declared missing on March 7, 2025. Following days of searching, credible intelligence led Jada Divisional Headquarters operatives to the suspects.
Upon their arrest, security personnel discovered the boyโs decomposed body in a sack, while his severed head was buried in a shallow grave within the suspectsโ residence.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed to the crime, claiming they were influenced by evil forces.
The statement read, โThe Adamawa State Police Command has recorded another significant breakthrough in its fight against violent crimes, as police operatives attached to Divisional police headquarters, Jada have arrested two suspects for the brutal murder of a 10-year-old boy in Jada Local Government Area.
โOn 16th March 2025, following credible information, police operatives arrested one Ibrahim Abdul Malik (27 years old)and Aliyu Abdul Malik (18 years old) both residents of Anguwan Sarkin Yamma, Jada, who were alleged to have killed and beheaded a 10-year-old Almajiri, identified as Abdalla Lawali, of Anguwar Dubai, Jada.
โThe victim was reported missing on 7th March 2025. Since then search was ongoing to trace the missing child.
โUpon receiving information on the suspectsโ involvement. The Commissioner of police CP Dankombo Morris, Psc (+), deployed security to the scene, where the decomposed body of the deceased was recovered in a sack bag.
โThe search warrant was further executed at the suspectsโ residence, where the head was buried in a shallow grave within the house premises.
โDuring the investigation, the suspects confessed to committing the crime, regretted the action and blamed the Devil.
โThe CP condemned the barbaric behaviour and directed the case to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and diligent prosecution.
โThe police boss assures the general public that justice will be served and calls on parents. And guardians to be vigilant and report any suspicious movements around their neighbourhood to the police.โ