A 19-year-old man identified as, Aliyu Basala Mohammed Yakutchi, has been arrested by the police in Niger State, for selling his six-year-old younger brother at Nagenu village in Katcha Local Government Area of the state.

INDEPENDENT reports that the suspect during interrogation at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligent Department, confessed that he sold his brother, Yamusa Ibrahim Yakutchi, for the sum of N20, 000 to a notorious criminal and ritualist named, Legbo, from Afuwagi village in Mokwa Local Government of the state for ritual purpose.

Bisala, who is the third child in a family of six, said he took his brother to Legbo on credit and hopes to use the money to pay the bride price of his 14-year-old wife to be, Fatima.

The suspect also confessed to SCIID that Legbo, who is now on the run with the victim was expected to pay him the N20,000 after completion of the ritual.

He said Fatima was not aware of his evil plans to sell his own little brother just to get money to pay her bride price. He further revealed that Legbo ran away with his brother when he heard that the police were looking for him,

Bisala said,

“I blame the devil for pushing me to plot the evil plans and to carrying it out against the little boy who I cannot tell of his whereabouts with Legbo as at now.

The command’s spokesman, Muhammad Abubakar, confirmed the story, assuring that officers are making frantic effort to arrest the fleeing suspected ritualist, Legbo and possibly rescue the little boy.

Abubakar said,

“Legbo who is about 30 years old and an indigene of Afuagi in Mokwa Local Government could not be found when the police visited his village to arrest him.”