Adamawa: Two Hunters Confess To Killing Mother, Son Over Alleged Witchcraft

• Hunters kill mother, son over alledged witchcraft in Adamawa
• …the suspects said they chose to rid the community of “the evil people” by killing them

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Uzarai Musa and her son Kladang Musa, both residents of Bitikaya in Adamawa State’s Madagali local government area, were shot and killed by hunters who accused them of witchcraft.

For years, the victims were accused of murdering people and infecting their community with diseases.

Hassan Solomon, 26, and Uleri Shaba, 28, both of Gulak town, shot both mother and son, killing them instantly, to relieve the community of their ‘witchcraft.’

The hunters claimed that the deceased ‘witches’ were responsible for the deaths of two of their relatives, as well as other mysterious deaths and events in their community.

The hunters shot late Uzarai in the stomach, while her son was shot in the neck at their home.

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Meanwhile, CSP Ahmed Danjuma Gombi, the officer in-charge of the Adamawa State Police Command’s Crack Squad, revealed that the command’s operatives had apprehended 15 suspects linked to the duo’s murder and were being investigated.

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