How Alfa bought three year-old boy at N500, kills him for ritual in Lagos

One Mrs Chinasa Okereke, a mother of four children, on Sunday disclosed how an Alfa paid a 15-year-old boy N500 to abduct her three-year-old son, Chogozie for ritual at Ijegun, Lagos State.

Addressing reporters, the mother of four claimed that the teenager identified as Simon, who is also a neighbour stole her son.

Chinasa narrated that on the day her son was abducted, she wanted to give three of her children a bath outside the house and had briefly stepped into the house to get a wrapper to strap the nine-month-old to her back.

She explained that when she returned, her son was missing, she asked her eight-year-old daughter the whereabouts of her little brother, then the girl said that Simon had taken him away.

After frantic effort to locate Simon failed, the bereaved mother said the matter was reported at the Isheri police station.

Following the report, detectives from Isheri Police division arrested Simon, who confessed that an unidentified Alfa, asked him to supply a three-year-old child.

According to the teenager, the Alfa gave him “N500 when I handed over Chigozie to him.”

Narrating her side of the story, Chinasa said, “When my daughter told me that Simon took Chiagozie, I immediately rushed to his house, but his guardians said they had been looking for him too. When it was getting late, we went to the police station to report that Simon took our son and that we couldn’t find him.

“Police took over the case and soon located and arrested Simon. He was taken to the station. Singing like a bird, he revealed how the Alfa came to pick him and Chiagozie with a car.

“When detectives asked questions from residents of the community, they were told that they saw the Alfa driving off with Simon and Chiagozie.

“The suspect led police to the scene where the Alfa took him and Chiagozie. The corpse of Chiagozie was found laid out on the ground. A big stone was beside his head and a red cloth tied round his neck.

“Asked how Chiagozie was killed, Simon said that he saw when the Alfa lifted Chiagozie mid-air and made some incantations before dropping him to the ground.”