From Umar Dankano,Yola
The Adamawa state Police Cammand has apprehended a 48 year old herbalist,Ezekiel Buba of Gombiyel village in Shelleng local government area for allegedly slaughtering his patient a process of administering treatment.
Confessing to the crime in an interview with peoples Daily at Criminal Investigation Department, CID of the command in Yola weekend, Buba said that the relations of the deceased approached him with the complaint of his mental derailment illness where he obliged to assist.
Buba said the sick deceased was taken to his residence on Monday 20th March 2023 by his family from a neighbouring village,Kambillam.for a traditional medication confirming that after his consultation,he discovered the late to be suffering from mental illness and epilepsy.
Buba stated that while performing some rituals with a robe at his backyard, the demon assisting in the treatment descended in a whirlwind with knives and slit the throat of the late patient who was lying on the ground.
“I usually slaughter chickens for sacrifice to a blood thirsty demon solely to prevent it from harming anybody as failure to make sacrifice to the demon,a patient can not be cured.
“Honestly the demon possessed me at the time in which I acted out my senses and slaughtered the deceased to death with my bear hands which I am regretting now as I inherited this herbalist work from my grand mother for over thirty years (30) now.
“Already the demon has warned me in demanding for chickens to slaughtered and offer it the blood for sacrifice.I waiting for market day to buy these chickens for the sacrifice as demanded”.Buba advanced.
However,spokesman of the command,SP Suleiman Nguroje said the suspect would be taken to court for prosecution as soon as investigation is completed and pronounced guilty as charged.
