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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The South-West Nigeria Security Network also known as Amotekun Corps in Ekiti has arrested two suspects for allegedly attempting to kill a teenager for ritual purposes.<\/p>\n

Parading the suspects before journalists on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, the Amotekun Corps Commander, Brig.-Gen. Joe Komolafe (retd) said that one of the suspects ambushed the victim on her way to church.<\/p>\n

Komolafe said that luck, however, ran out on the suspect, who had attempted to slit his victim\u2019s throat with a knife as the teenager, Osigba God-first, struggled with him and raised alarm which attracted people to the scene.<\/p>\n

He said that upon the arrest and interrogation of the suspect, he revealed that a herbalist, his accomplice, 53, had instructed him to bring human parts for money ritual.<\/p>\n

Komolafe said the two suspects were arrested in Ado-Ekiti following the report of the victim\u2019s family to the corps.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a report at our Ado Local Government office that some ritualists wanted to kill one lady who was going to church, so we went there.<\/p>\n

\u201cLuckily for her, she was not killed and the guy who attempted to kill her confessed that he wanted to get rich quickly and a \u2018Babalawo\u2019 told him to bring human flesh.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, he had for a period observed the lady passing through the place to church every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore daybreak, as the lady was on her way to church on Sunday, he came out from the bush with a knife wanting to slit her throat, but she was able to struggle with him and shouted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen her younger brother, who was following behind, ran back home and that\u2019s how they came to report to us at Amotekun and we arrested him.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting here, he told us that it was the herbalist that told him that he should bring human flesh for the ritual, so the herbalist was also arrested,\u201d the commander said.<\/p>\n

Komolafe also confirmed the arrest of two other suspected kidnappers over the weekend who after collecting ransom still killed their victim.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey kidnapped the man at Kajola Area and still killed him even after collecting ransom.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were able to arrest two of the suspects and recovered the weapons they used in killing the man.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have, however, handed them over to the police as the law states, and they have been taken to the court.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe police have also been able to arrest one of those that escaped,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The commandant also charged residents in the state to be vigilant in the face of insecurity bedevilling the state and the nation at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want people at home to be very vigilant, things are not going well in the country now, people want to make money at all cost, they want to do everything at all costs too,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The South-West Nigeria Security Network also known as Amotekun Corps in Ekiti has arrested two suspects for allegedly attempting to kill a teenager for ritual purposes. Parading the suspects before journalists on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, the Amotekun Corps Commander, Brig.-Gen. 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