The
Gombe State Police Command has arrested three persons who forcefully
confined and tortured two teenage girls wrongly accused of witchcraft.
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According to an official statement signed by the Gombe State Police
Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmed Usman, the state Police Command
has arrested three persons suspected to have conspired, forcefully
confined, and tortured two teenage girls wrongly accused of witchcraft.
The PPRO who revealed that one of the girls died due to the torture
they were subjected to for two weeks, also said that the victims are
aged 13 and 9 respectively.
He said, “They were tortured for two weeks, some liquid
substance was rubbed on their body after which a horse whip was used to
beat them.
“A screwdriver was also used to inflict injuries on the girls
as a result of which the 9-year-old, Abigail Lara died. She has since
been buried in an unmarked grave.
“The suspects – James Awak, Adamu Zakka and Hannatu Awak, have
already been charged to court for committing an offence punishable under
Nigerian laws,” the PPRO added.
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