JUNGLE JUSTICE: 2 MEN BEAT WOMAN, OTHER TO DEATH FOR POISONING BROTHER

 Police in Adamawa State have apprehended 2 young men for allegedly killing a woman and 1 other person accused of bewitching/poisoning their elder brother, Ahmadu Filibus.

NEWS PLATFORM gathered that the ugly incident occured on the 12th December, 2022 in Batum community, Dumne Development Area, Song Local Government Area.

The suspects, Obed Filibus, 32, and Sani Amos, 28, and 4 others (now at large) of Batum, were nabbed for beating up their victims, Halima Ezra and Jibrailu Abdu with sticks to death.

Obed and other suspects accused Halima and her Son, Akoi Allah Ezra and Jibrailu of murdering their own brother by putting poison in a beer which he had drank.

The suspects alleged that Akoi Allah who operates a local joint in Batum, poisoned the deceased, and that his mother used the opportunity and bewitched him.

According to them, late Halima caught Ahmadu's spirit after he was poisoned and subsequently handed it over to late Jibrailu, who finally slaughtered him.

While being interrogated by the Spokesman of the Police Comman, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspects confessed committing the heinous crime.

Narrating the incident, Obed said their elder brother had experienced toothache which resulted in swelling around the tooth and his neck.

He said that late Filibus' health condition became worst and defied all treatment at Dumne Dispensary and at the Specialist Hospital in Yola respectively.

He said that their late brother was admitted at the Specialist Hospital and that few minutes before his demise, he started rolling on his sick bed.

He added that their brother had while rolling on the bed, mentioned the names of Halima, Jibrailu and Akoi Allah and asked what has he done to them that they wanted to kill him.

He said that on their return back home after the death of Ahmadu, they confronted Jibrailu who confirmed to them that they had caused his death as a result of which they beat him with sticks to death.  

According to him, they later caught Halima in rice farm where she also confirmed to them that she had bewitched him because it was her turn to pay other witches.

Obed, said that the woman narrated to them that she had caught his spirit and gave it to Jibrailu who slaughtered him in order to pay because she had eaten that of other witches.

The Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the incident, saying that the Commissioner of Police, S. K. Akande, had ordered for discreet investigation and  prosecution of the suspects.