Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command on 13/04/2025 have arrested Herbalist identified as Murtala Musa in connection with the death and mutilation of an 11-year-old boy in Kodomun village, Demsa Local Government Area of the state.
The Command image maker, SP Suleiman Yahya Nguroje in a statement on Sunday said the incident was reported to the police in Demsa on the 13th of April, 2025, by the Village Head of Kodomun and one Fancy Alifas, the Mother of the Victim.
The statement further said Alifas reported that her son, Yangapwa David, aged 11, was taken to the herbalist for treatment but unfortunately died while in his custody.
“According to her, arrangements were made to convey the body home, during which time the corpse was left in the herbalist’s room. Shockingly, upon her return, she discovered
that her son’s left eye had been removed,” the statement added.
Nguroje said upon receipt of the report, police operatives swiftly visited the scene and arrested the suspect.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Adamawa State Command, CP Dankombo Morris PSC has assures members of the public that the Command will leave no stone unturned in ensuring justice are served.
He said the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) has been detailed to conduct a discreet investigation as the suspect remains in their custody.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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