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See How Man digs stepfather’s grave, cuts off head in Adamawa

Published by Tope Fakinlede on January 31st, 2025.

See How Man digs stepfather’s grave, cuts off head in Adamawa

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The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 55-year-old hunter, Yusuf Garba, also known as Gana, for allegedly digging a grave and cutting off the head of his stepfather.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation.

Garba, who hails from Tappare Kona Uku in Jada Local Government Area of the state, explained that the son of the deceased had approached him and demanded his father’s head for ritual purposes after his demise.

He then returned home and gave the head to the son in a polythene bag.

The suspect further explained that after two weeks, the wife of the deceased, came to him and reported having terrible dreams since the head was kept in their bedroom.

Garba said he performed a ritual to stop the dreams.

The police spokesman, SP Nguroje, stated that the Commissioner of Police, CP Morris Dankombo, had ordered a discreet investigation and prosecution of the suspect.