The
Adamawa
State
Police
Command
has
arrested
two
suspects
for
killing
a
man
identified
as
Umaru,
whom
they
accused
of
witchcraft.
The
suspects,
35-year-old
Adamu
Alhaji
Bamu
and
32-year-old
Manu
Alhaji
Bamu,
both
from
Kila
village
in
the
Toungo
local
government
area,
are
now
in
police
custody.
Confirming
their
arrest,
the
spokesperson
of
the
state
police
command,
SP
Suleiman
Nguroje,
stated
that
the
suspects
have
both
confessed
to
the
crime.
Adamu
Alhaji
Bamu
explained
that
Umaru
was
not
born
a
witch
but
was
inducted
into
witchcraft
after
losing
all
his
cattle.
Umaru
had
allegedly
informed
them
of
his
intention
to
buy
witchcraft
to
kill
his
father
and
inherit
his
cattle.
Adamu
narrated
that
after
failing
to
kill
his
father,
Umaru
started
bewitching
his
children,
leading
to
the
deaths
of
his
daughter,
Hurera,
and
later,
Mumuni.
In
retaliation,
Adamu
confessed
to
killing
Umaru,
expressing
no
regret
for
his
actions.
Adamu
stated
that
he
used
a
machete
to
strike
Umaru
four
times
while
his
brother,
Manu,
beat
him
with
sticks,
resulting
in
Umaru’s
death.