Jos – Ritual  killers on
Monday struck in Jos,
killing and removing
the eyes and tongue of
a young lady in
Twanchit Village at
Tudun Wada in the Jos
South Local Government
Area of Plateau.

The police in Jos
confirmed the incident
but said they had no
details yet.
Residents who woke up
to the ugly sight, said
that the crime took
place around 1:00 a.m.
and that the victim
could not be identified.
They said, however,
that the area had a lot
of drinking spots that
operated late into the
night and that the
assailants could have
hidden under that to
carryout the crime.
The corpse had no
visible mark or injury
an indication that the
assailants had
strangled her before
plucking out her eyes
and tongue.
The corpse, dumped by
the riverside was
neatly dressed in a blue
jean trousers and T-
shirt at the time of
discovery before
security operatives
took it away at about
8:45 a.m.
The murder threw
Twanchit residents into
pensive mood as most of
the people who trooped
to the scene to see the
ugly sight left weeping.
Confirming the
incident, Mr Adigun
Salau, the Police Public
Relations Officer, said
the command  took
notice of the incident
but that details were
still sketchy.
He said, however, that
investigation had
commenced.
A resident, Rev. Joseph
Bot of the Plateau Peace
Movement
International, said
that the incident took
the residents by
surprise.
He said that the nature
of the killing
indicated that it was
for ritual purposes but
said that other factors
could be involved.
Bot advised parents, to
monitor the movement
of their children,
especially young ladies,
who kept late nights.
“We have a lot of
drinking joints in the
area. I have a strong
feeling that the crises
in Jos has given birth
to a lot of hatred,
poverty and lack of
trust among the people.
“I notice that a lot of
young ladies stay late
in these drinking
joints, a trend which is
dangerous. I wonder
whether they have
parents.
“It is unfortunate she
has to pay the price,
girls should curtail
their movements.
“Whatever they cannot
do in the daytime they
should not use the
night time to do it
because in Plateau State
the times are
dangerous.”
“Immediately I saw
what happened, I called
the SSS while some
other persons called the
police.
“It is a big trauma, in
this area; anytime you
come out in the night
you see a lot of girls at
late hours,” Bot stated.
(NAN)

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