RITUAL MADNESS: Four Fathers Arrested in Niger State for Allegedly Plotting to Sacrifice Their Own Children for Wealth!

Hillary Michael · Nigeria · Nov 7, 2026

A wave of absolute horror has gripped Niger State following a chilling police crackdown in Minna. Operatives of the State Police Command's Anti-Kidnapping Unit stormed an isolated compound in Bosso LGA, arresting four biological fathers alongside a native doctors.

Stories of desperate individuals resorting to extreme measures for quick riches continue to shock communities, but few crimes plumb the depths of betrayal quite like parents conspiring against their own offspring.

The grisly details of the failed ritual unfolded under the cover of night:

The Intelligence Raid: Acting on actionable intelligence, police operatives swooped on the isolated compound in the Garima area around 8:30 p.m., catching the suspects right in the middle of active ritual preparations.

From Skeleton to Human Sacrifice: According to police investigations, the four men—identified as Ibrahim Mohammed Hamisu, Abubakar Abdullahi, Aliyu Sule, and Mohammed Idris Dogara—initially approached the native doctor, Shehu Abubakar, seeking money rituals using a skeleton found during mining. When that failed, they allegedly offered their own children instead.

Macabre Discoveries: Rushing into the compound before the rites could be completed, officers found Aliyu Sule holding a blood-stained knife ready to slaughter a chicken, surrounded by blood-stained red and white garments, four calabashes, and a large ritual mat.

Whether serving as an alarming reminder of the depravity bred by desperate quests for sudden wealth or a testament to swift police intelligence, this horrifying case leaves an entire community demanding maximum justice!