Ritual Killers
Police
Ritual Killers
Police Nab Ritual Killers, Human Parts
Sellers
Consequent on the killings of innocent people and the removal of
their private parts for ritual purposes in Ankpa town and environs,
and the killing of a Police Inspector, Abdul Alfa, at Ejule Police
outpost in Ofu LGA while on foot patrol on the 28th November, 2017
snatching the Police rifle in his possession, and several
complaints of missing persons received at the Police Stations in
Ankpa and environs, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K.
Idris, NPM, mni, concerned with these trends of criminalities in
Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State and other neighbouring
States, directed the IGP Strike Force attached to Operation
Absolute Sanity to investigate all these cases, arrest the
perpetrators and bring them to justice.
2. In the course of investigation, it was discovered that this
gang from information and intelligence gathered from public
spirited individuals and other residents, were responsible for
kidnapping, gruesome murder, and ritual killings of innocent people
in Kogi State, travellers passing through Kogi State and strangers
coming into towns in the area were mostly victims.
3. YAKUBU HAMIDU ‘M’ 39Yrs – Gang Leader (Vigilante Commander of
Ankpa), a native of Ankpa and the vigilante leader in the community
along with his vigilante guards are the hit-men responsible for the
killings of several victims and removing their organs mostly male
and female organs including other body parts such as the head,
kidney, and other vital body organs and sell them to personalities
within and outside the State for rituals.
4. During interrogations, the Gang Leader, YAKUBU HAMIDU and his
members now in Police custody confessed to the crime and admitted
that they were sponsored and working for Abdulahi Ibrahim Ali a.k.a
(Halims) and ALHAJI Shaibu Adamu a.k.a AYE-MARINA whom they
handover the body parts to after killing their victims and severing
their body organs and collecting huge sums of money in hundred
thousands of Naira. Aye-Marina’s driver known as Zakaru receives
the body parts from Yakubu Hamidu.
5. Abdulahi Ibrahim Ali a.k.a (Halims) who have volunteered
statement to the investigators is now in Police custody and is
suspected to have used the proceed of crime to build and own so
many properties including big hotels and several filling stations
in Kogi State while ALHAJI Shaibu Adamu a.k.a MARINA without known
profession or any known means of livelihood was suspected also to
have built and own mansions and four (4) filling stations in Ankpa,
Kogi State and another four (4) at Onyangede in Benue State with
the proceeds of the crime.
6. The suspects further confessed to the killings and removal of
body parts of the following victims
(i) James M (other names yet to be known)
(ii) Christopher (other names yet to be known)
(iii) Mohammed (other names yet to be known)
(iv) Small Case (Real name unknwon)
(v) Omu (other names yet to be known)
(vi) Inspector Abdul Alfa (who was ambushed and axed on his head
from behind to death) by Julius Alhasan and his gang.
7. Yakubu Hamidu, Julius Alhasan, Shehu Haliru, Ubile Attah and
Akwu Audu have confessed to the gruesome killing of Inspector Abdul
Alfa attached to Ejule Police outpost in Ofu Local Government on
28th November, 2017 and carted away the Police rifle in his
possession. The above mentioned exhibits were recovered from their
possession on arrest.
8. All the suspects have made voluntary statements to the Police
Investigation Team and have confessed to the various criminal roles
they played in the recent kidnapping, gruesome murder and ritual
killing attacks on innocent residents and the killing of a Police
Inspector, Inspr. Abdul Alfa, attached to Ejule Police Outpost, in
Kogi State.
9. Investigation is being concluded and efforts being
intensified to arrest other suspects who include prominent
personalities linked to the crime but still at large. They will all
be arraigned in court on completion of investigation.
SUSPECTS
Abdulahi Ibrahim Ali a.k.a (Halims) ‘M’ 35Yrs a native of Ankpa –
Principal Suspects
ALHAJI Shaibu Adamu a.k.a AYE-MARINA ‘M’ 43Yrs a native of Ankpa –
Principal Suspects
YAKUBU HAMIDU ‘M’ 39Yrs – Gang Leader (Vigilante Commander of
Ankpa), a native of Ikanekpo in Ankpa Local Government
UBILE ATTAH ‘M’ 21Yrs a native of Ugwolawo in Ofu LGA (Led and
masterminded the killing of the Police Inspector)
JULIUS ALHASSAN ‘M’ 30Yrs a native of Ugwolawo in Ofu LGA
SHEHU HALIRU a.k.a FEDECO ‘M’ 25Yrs a native of Ugwolawo in Ofu
LGA
ABDULLAHI TIJANI ‘M’ 27Yrs a native of Ugwolawo in Ofu LGA
AKWU AUDU ‘M’ 21Yrs a native of Ankpa
ALHAJI ABDULLAHI ZAKARI ‘M’ 35Yrs a native of Ankpa
SALE ADAMA ‘M’ 45Yrs a native of Ankpa
MUSA ABDULAHI ‘M’ 32Yrs a native of Ankpa
YAKUBU YAHAYA ‘M’ 30Yrs a native of Ankpa
ADAMA SHAGARI ‘M’ 30Yrs a native of Ankpa
Baba Isah ‘M’ 23Yrs a native of Ankpa
Isaac Alfa ‘M’ 19Yrs a native of Ankpa
Idoko Benjamin ‘M’ 20Yrs a native of Ankpa
Exhibits
i. One (1) Pump action Rifle
ii. Two (2) Locally Fabricated Single Barrel Guns
iii. Three (3) Short Axes
Ag. DCP JIMOH MOSHOOD
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FORCE HEADQUARTERS
ABUJA