16 Sep Seven killed on witchcraft charges in Adamawa
Police in Adamawa have confirmed the killing of seven persons on allegation of witchcraft at Dasin Bwate village in Fufore council of the state.
DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, police spokesman, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Yola, the state capital.
Nguroje said the incident happened on Tuesday, adding that an investigation team had been dispatched to the village.
“Seven people were killed in Dasin Bwate village in Fufore LGA over witchcraft allegation. The police have deployed an investigation team into the village,” Nguroje said, adding that when the team arrived in the village yesterday morning, the residents, including the village head, had deserted the community.
Nguroje said the team found the seven unidentified bodies in a house in the village.
No arrest has been made, he said.
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