mortars to make charms for politicians and businessmen.
A viral video circulating in the state showed a huge outcry by members
of the public, when men of the Anambra State police command raided the
residence of the women.
The video also showed policemen, rescuing three children who were locked
up in different rooms in the flat, apparently keeping them for rituals.
A woman in the video was heard saying, the culprits who were arrested
along Awka road, Onitsha were taken to the apartment at 3-3 estate,
where the children were discovered.
Sources said that the culprits operate a ministry along Awka road,
Onitsha, and use children to make charms for businessmen and politicians
Police spokesperson in Anambra, CSP Haruna Mohammed who confirmed the
arrest, said the two women were already in police net.
He said police would be charging them for child abuse, deprivation of
liberty and assault on the three children.
Haruna said, “On February 19, at about 5:50 pm, following an
intelligence report, police operatives attached to 3-3 Police Station
Nkwelle Ezunaka arrested two suspects and rescued three minors.
“Scene was visited by the DPO 3-3, CSP Abdu Bawa, where a gory sight of
badly battered victims, one with a broken arm were found in the pool of
their blood and whose parents were neither seen nor known.
“Meanwhile, the children were rescued and rushed to the hospital for
medical attention,” he said.
He said that preliminary investigation resulted in the recovery of some
fetish substances, blood-stained canes, concoctions and other
incriminating items from the rooms.
Mohammed said the Commissioner of Police, Monday Bala Kuryas, has
ordered a discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding the
case, after which suspects would be brought to justice.