Two suspects have been taken into custody in Port Harcourt for allegedly beheading a 9-year-old boy for ritual purposes.
Naija News recalls that the dismembered body of Destiny Peter was recovered in the bush on November 12 a day after he was declared missing.
The crime took place in Agbandele community, Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Investigations by the police have led to the arrest of three men namely Kenneth Sylvanus, Chibuzor Amadi, and Chijioke Ogbonnah.
A magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt is holding the men on a three-count charge of conspiracy and murder.
The Chief Magistrate, Justice I.F. Iyabo adjourned the case to Monday, December 6, 2021.
In other news, a Kenyan woman has been apprehended by the police for allegedly pouring petrol on her husband’s mistress.
The 34-year-old woman identified as Sheila Andayi Okwomi pleaded not guilty to the allegation laid before her in a Milimani Court.
“You are charged that on April 8, 2021 at about 12:00 pm at GK Kamiti Maximum Security prison in Kasarani sub county within Nairobi City County in the republic of Kenya attempted unlawfully to cause the death of Nancy Wanjiru Njeri by pouring petroleum substance on her at a close range.” Read more
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