The
Bauchi State police command has arrested four suspects for beating a
70-year-old woman to death for alleged witchcraft.
This
was confirmed by the Police Public Relations officer (PPRO), Mr. Kamal
Mohammed, in an interview with Daily Sun in his office, on Tuesday.
The
incident happened at Doka village in Bauchi Local Government Area of the state
in September 5.
Mohammed,
a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), said that the suspects seized the
deceased, Mrs. Liyatu Michael, and another elderly woman whom they suspected of
witchcraft, to a room in a house in the community and started beating them.
The
PPRO said that report reaching the police indicated that on realising that one
of the women had died, they took her lifeless body outside the room and dumped
it in the backyard
The
other identified as Keziya, survived the beatings and has been hospitalised.
Mohammed
explained that the police have arrested four suspects in connection with the
death of Liyatu while some suspects are still at large but the police are
making effort to arrest them and bring them to justice.
He
said that the police are investigating the circumstances that led to Liyatu’s
death while the four suspects would soon be charged to court for culpable
homicide.
Daily
Sun learnt that problem started for the two women after they allegedly
confessed to be among practising witchcraft that had reportedly “caused” many
premature deaths and setbacks in Doka community.
The
irate the youths thereafter pouncing on them not minding their ages in a bid to
force them to confess more details of their alleged atrocities.
Daily
Sun learnt that the Liyatu, a mother of eight, and another elderly woman,
Keiziya, were rounded up by the youths and taken to a room where the two
elderly women were beaten to pulp in presence of their helpless children and
family members.
Our
correspondent learnt that the youths were specifically angered that the duo was
allegedly behind the grave illness of a young house wife in the community
identified by our correspondent as, Yelkon.
“Yelkon
has been bedridden and seriously sick immediately after she gave birth and we
learnt that her illness was caused by the two women who confessed to have “tied
her” in the coven and would be sick until she dies,” said a resident of Doka,
who pleaded anonymity.
The
irate youths alleged descended on the two women around 3:00 in the
morning.
Daily Sun
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