The police in Bauchi State have arrested a 20-year-old man, Adamu Ra’uf, for allegedly cutting off the private part of a six-year-old child for ritual purposes.

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The command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement on Friday, January 1, said the suspect was arrested following a complaint by the victim’s aunt, Hafsatu Wada. 

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Wada told the the police on December 30, 2020, that her niece, (name withheld), was found crying in a pool of blood. The victim was later rushed to the hospital where a Doctor confirmed that her private part has been cut off with a sharp object. 

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On interrogation, the suspect freely confessed to have conspired with one Abdulkadir wada haladu, now at large, to perpetrate the crime.

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Bibiyobra: Saturday, 2 January 2021 at 1/02/2021 08:47:00 pm

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