Man allegedly hired to kill 3 elderly women over witchcraft claims in Niger

A 35-year-old man, Mohammed Sani, has been arrested by the Niger State Police Command for allegedly sidesplitting an aged pistillate and earnestly injuring different aft helium was allegedly hired to onslaught 3 women accused of witchcraft.

The constabulary said Sani, a autochthonal of Kebbi State, was invited by 3 men successful Kokolo Village, Auna District, to transportation retired the attacks based connected allegations that the women were witches.

According to the Niger State Police Command spokesperson, SP Wasiu Abiodun, the incidental occurred connected October 3, 2026, erstwhile Sani allegedly trespassed into the residence of a assemblage subordinate and killed 65-year-old Tani Nuhu.

He said detectives from Nasko Division were deployed to the assemblage pursuing a study that Sani had entered the residence and attacked the woman.

Sani was subsequently arrested alongside Isa Lamaran, 65, and Abdullahi Hamidu, some of Kokolo Village.

During interrogation, Abiodun explained that Sani allegedly confessed that Lamaran, Hamidu and different suspect, Rufa’i Gado, who is presently astatine large, had hired him to termination 3 aged women they accused of being witches.

The fishy allegedly told investigators that Lamaran provided him with a hoe to transportation retired the attack, portion Hamidu promised him 2 plots of onshore and his daughter’s manus successful matrimony if helium succeeded.

The constabulary disclosed that Sani allegedly kil...