A 10year-old girl Togolese girl has been murdered by suspected ritualists in Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State.
According to The PUNCH, the incident happened around 7 am on Thursday at Kilani Street, Iyana Iyesi area of Ota, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state.
According to reports, the victim’s mother’s neighbor friend sent the girl to her house to get charcoal.
When the girl arrived at the house, she noticed some hoodlums who had broken into the house and taken some property.
It was also reported that the girl’s attempt to flee after seeing and identifying them failed, as they allegedly held her and killed her with a pestle.
A neighbour who pleaded anonymity said the killers were suspected ritualists who had hidden somewhere in the building, attacked her and smashed her head with a pestle.
According to the source, the girl’s cries for help drew the attention of a neighbor, but she died before anyone arrived.
A resident of the area, Bolanle Sunmonu, said that the neighbours searched for the suspects, but they had left and could not be found.
Another resident said “the police have taken away the body of the victim. I know the girl very well, we used to call her Mama. The suspect killed her in cold blood. At first, we thought it was a thief, but further findings revealed that the guy is a ritualist.
“When we searched further, we discovered that the man had charms and a goat hidden in an empty building close to his victim’s house. When we got there, we saw a goat. The goat attacked one of us, but it was later killed. This is a sad occurrence,” another source stated.
The incident has been confirmed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP, Abimbola Oyeyemi.
Oyeyemi said the killers were armed robbers and not ritualists.
The PPRO said, “It is true. The mother is a Togolese and has a female friend who is a Ghanaian. It was the Ghanaian woman that sent the girl to her house to get her charcoal.
“Getting to the house, she met the robbers who identified her and did not want her to expose them. They killed her.
“Our men have combed all the areas but had not got them. The command will ensure they are arrested.”
