Police Arrests Teenager Who Sold His Brother To Ritual Killer To Pay His Bride Price
Police in Niger State have arrested
a teenager for allegedly selling his six-year-old brother to a ritual
killer for N20,000. The 19-year-old suspect, Aliyu Basala Yakutchi,
without mincing words, confessed to have sold his kid brother, Yamusa
Ibrahim Yakutchi, to ritual killer in order to raise money to pay his
wife’s bride price. The incident was said to have occurred about 10 days
ago.
Aliyu, from Nagenu village in Katcha Local Government Area, sold his
brother to 30-year-old Legbo, from Afuwagi village in Mokwa Local
Government Area. Police disclosed that Legbo was presently on the run.
Aliyu, who claimed to be the third among his mother’s six children, said
that he sold his brother on credit.
Aliyu, who apparently didn’t know or understand the gravity of his
action, pleaded with the police to release him unconditionally so that
he could go and tend to his farm. He said: “I decided to sell my younger
brother for N20,000 on credit so that I can raise money to pay for the
bride price of my 14-year-old lover.
I took my younger brother, Yamusa, to Malam Legbo for money rituals
because he promised to pay me N20,000 if he succeeded in using him for
money rituals. I wanted to use the money to finance my marriage to
Fatimah. Our father is dead, but our mother is still alive, her name is
Hajiya Yakure.
“Prior to my arrest by the police, I had not been paid by Legbo. The
money might not even be enough for my marriage requirements.” Asked the
whereabouts of Legbo, Aliyu said: “I think he ran away with my brother
when he got the information that the police were looking for him.
I blame the devil for pushing me into hatching this evil plan against my
brother. I don’t even know where Legbo has taken my brother to.” While
exonerating Fatimah from the crime, Aliyu noted: “She does not know
about my evil plan to sell my little brother to offset her bride price.
I’m a farmer and a bachelor. I got enrolled into an Islamic school
during my childhood days but my parents couldn’t afford to send me to
school. I only speak our local dialect, Nupe language; I cannot speak or
understand Hausa language too.”
As at the time of filing this report, the whereabouts of Legbo and
Yamusa were still unknown. The police had already paid a visit to
Legbo’s village, but met a cold trail.
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