Suspected ritualists dump baby in Festac swamp. Hands bound, baby organs removed

By: Online Publisher's

Who are the parents of the baby girl that was dumped in a swamp by suspected ritualists at 6th Avenue, Festac, Lagos, on Monday?

This is the question agitating the minds of hundreds of people who besieged the area to catch a glimpse of the unfortunate baby. The bizarre act was carried out at about 12noon.

A close look at the baby whose arms were tied, revealed that her upper region was ripped open and some organs removed. Her mouth was also stuffed with some materials or items apparently used for the rituals.

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The suspected ritualists came in six cars and were about 15 men and a woman.

A source told Daily Sun that he saw the people who arrived the scene in their cars and became curious. “I saw when they carried something and entered into the bush. I wanted to challenge them but I was afraid, because they were many. Immediately they left after some minutes, I entered into the bush, where I saw a little baby whose hands were tied. We later invited policemen from Festac.

Similar sacrifice was performed at the same place, the same period last year. We decided to monitor their activities this year. We are really worried about this ugly development,” he said.
Policemen from Festac later visited the scene and took pictures of the baby.

When the Daily Sun called the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Samuel Jinadu, to comment on the incident, he did not pick his calls.

A source at the Area ‘E’ Police Command Festac, who confirmed the incident said the headquarters had been duly informed.

POLICE ARRESTS RITUALISTS IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

The Police in Ondo State have arrested three suspected ritualists including a herbalist over the death of a pregnant woman Mrs. Adesola Eleso. Her husband, Ebenezer Eleso, is alleged to have collaborated with the ritualists.

Eleso, an electronic repairer, his girlfriend, and the herbalist were apprehended by the police after they discovered that his late wife did not die in a fire outbreak that burnt his room as he had claimed.

It was learnt that Ebenezer, his girlfriend and the herbalist conspired to murder the pregnant woman, removed her two eyes, and foetus before setting their (the Elesos) one-room apartment on fire.

They succeeded in their act until an investigation by the police revealed that the suspects burnt the room at the Similoluwa Estate in Aule in Akure, the Ondo State capital.

To cover their deeds, the suspects hurriedly buried the deceased, a mother of two boys, after informing her extended family members that she had died during a fire that razed their room, but police after suspecting a foul play, exhumed the corpse.

It was after this that the police discovered that the deceased was a victim of ritual killing.

Our correspondent learnt that it was the family of the deceased that insisted that her corpse be exhumed after the husband claimed fire burnt their room as a result of electric spark.

Their discovery, according to sources, showed that the stomach of the deceased was ripped open and the foetus removed.

It was also discovered that other vital parts of her body, including her private part and breasts were missing.

According to police sources, her two eyes were filled with kolanuts and leaves in her hands.

The suspects are being detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Akure.

A police source said the investigators discovered that the woman was buried naked and had several cuts over her body, which confirmed the ritual killing suspicion.

Confirming the arrests, the Police Public Relation Officer, Mr Adeniran Aremu, said the suspects would soon appear in court.

Aremu said the fire incident theory was false because the deceased had some machetes cut all over her body when her corpse was exhumed.