A suspected ritualist was arrested in Ibaa Community, Emuoha Local Government Area, Rivers State, while attempting to sacrifice a nine-year-old girl.
It was gathered that the girl’s parents had raised the alarm over her sudden disappearance after she went to dispose refuse in a nearby bush.
A source from the community said the suspect, identified as Achor, took the child to an abandoned compound, tied her up with white cloths, applied white clay on her body and was in the process of performing the ritual when he was caught by soldiers who had been searching for the girl.
Achor was later handed over to the Police in Rumuji.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed the incident, saying the Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan, had ordered the suspect to be transferred to the State CIID for further investigation and possible prosecution.
Omoni said, “Yes, I can confirm it. He has been transferred to the SCIID under the directive of the state Commissioner of Police for further investigation and to face possible prosecution.”