How 18-yr-old boy killed girl, 12, for money ritual

How 18-yr-old boy killed girl, 12, for
money ritual
on january 08, 2014 at 2:00 am in news
*Ikechukwu Friday, the suspect
By IFEANYI OKOLIE
LAGOS — The police in Lagos State, yesterday, said
they have arrested an 18-year-old boy, Ikechukwu
Friday, who allegedly killed a 12-year-old girl for
money ritual.
The suspect, who is currently being interrogated at
the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID,
Panti, Yaba, was paraded before newsmen.
According to him, a pastor he asked for money
instructed him to kill a young girl and obtain her
faeces.
He said the pastor promised him N100,000 if he
was able to accomplish the task.
According to him, “I attend a popular church around
Ketu Street, Aguda but I live with my parents in
Badagry. I just finished secondary school and I
have been very broke so I approached the pastor
for money but he told me that I should strangulate a
little girl.
“He said when strangulating the girl, she would
pass out faeces. The pastor said I should obtain the
faeces and bring it to him. He said if I could do this,
he would give me N100,000.
“So, on December 30, 2013, I approached a young
girl, Bose Ogoja. Her mother sells food in Badagry
and I usually patronise them, so she trusted me. I
told the girl that I wanted to show her something
and that she should follow me. So I took her to an
abandoned NITEL building and locked the door.
“I pressed her neck tightly and she passed out
faeces. I was, however, not able to get the faeces
because I was caught before I could escape.”
The suspect, an indigene of Onitsha, Anambra State,
pleaded for mercy, adding that this was his first
crime.
State Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide,
said the boy was arrested by neighbours in the area
and handed over to the Badagry Police Division.
Braide said the pastor, who allegedly gave the boy
the instruction, had been arrested and was already
cooperating with the police.
While displaying the gruesome picture of the slain
girl, Braide said: “He was arrested in an
uncompleted building. The security guard manning
the building told the police that he saw the boy
entering the building with the girl.
“He said a few minutes later, he heard the girl
screaming and later saw the boy leaving. The
security guard raised the alarm and the neighbours
were alerted and they arrested the boy.”
On entering the building, the discovered that the girl
was dead.
“The picture of the girl’s corpse shows that the girl
was naked and defecated on the floor.”
Meantime, the police also arrested a 39-year-old,
Michael Udom, for allegedly stealing a vehicle
belonging to the company he worked for.
According to the police, the suspect attempted to
sell the vehicle for N250,000 in the Ijora Badia area
of the state but was arrested before he could do so.
The suspect, however, denied the allegation, saying
he took permission from his boss before taking the
bus home with him.
He said, “I work with a courier company. After the
close of work on December 25, 2013, I told my
manager that I wanted to use the vehicle to pack
things from my house and he agreed. Shortly after
parking the vehicle, someone called me from my
house saying he wanted to buy the vehicle.
“I refused and told them that I could not sell the
vehicle without the company’s consent. However, I
did not know a policeman was there. He also posed
as a buyer and arrested me.”