Kwara State command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered a den of ritualists located at Aleyo settlement, along Ojoko Road, Off Afon community in the Asa LGA of Kwara state.
In the operation led by the commandant of the Corps, Ayinla Adeyinka, on Monday, two alleged ritualists were also arrested for alleged involvement in rituals and obtaining money under falsehood.
The discovery and arrest followed a complaint by one of the victims, Abdulrahman Mumini, who had allegedly been duped to the tune of an accumulated amount of N5 million for the purpose of making money. The suspects are Kazeem Absdulsalam, 54, and Adamu Hussein, 36.
The NSCDC boss claimed that Abdulsalam had confessed to ritual activities and scams through money doubling.
Adeyinka said,
“It was a case of ritual activities and money doubling under false pretences and extortion. The complainant filed the case on March 24, 2018. He said about N5m had been extorted from him.
“When we got there, we saw some gory scenes at the shrines. Among the things we saw were the Alaragbo shrine, Abiku shrine, Iguni shrine, Baba Esu shrine, Baba Agba shrine and a lot of other things. The sight was appalling.
“From our investigation, it was clear that they had been carrying out ritual activities and collecting money from their victims under false pretences.”
