Rampaging ritualists kill and dismember family in Bauchi
About 10 ritualists have reportedly killed and dismembered a man, Yakubu Ubandoma, and his son, Ishaya Yakubu, in Toro Local Government Area of Bauchi State
According to Police, the ritualists attacked the victims at their home, where they stabbed the father on the neck and cut off his hands, while they removed the eyes of the son, who would later died in the hospital.
The ritualists were also said to have attacked another person in the house, using a machete to strike his head.
The state’s Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed, confirmed the incident, saying the command was doing everything possible to arrest the culprits who fled the scene after the attack.
He said, “10 suspected ritualists, wielding dangerous weapons, stormed the house of one Yakubu Ubandoma, located about 10 kilometres away from Rimin Zayam Village in Toro council, stabbed him on the neck and cut off his hands.”
“The suspects also removed the eyes of his son called Ishaya Yakubu, who later died in the hospital. One
other person in the house, Yakubu Alhamdu, sustained machete cuts in the head.”
Mohammed also added that the police detectives visited the scene of the crime and rushed the victims to Toro General Hospital.
He, however, appealed to members of the public with useful information that could lead to the arrest of the ritualists, to report to the nearest police station.
