CHILDREN STRANGLE FATHER TO DEATH FOR ALLEGED WITCHCRAFT MISERIES

Two children have been arrested by the Kano Police department as suspects for the death of their father Ganji Adamu on the 24th of September 2017. 

The Sons were arrested following a report to the police by a resident of Sumaila Local Government Area of Kano State where the sad incident took place. 

The boys who identified themselves as Rabiu Adamu and Auwal Adamu in their mid 20s carried out the dastardly act with six other brothers who are now on the run  because their Father is alleged to be a wizard responsible for all the family misfortune. According to the children their father walks with "strange objects" and goes out at odd times in the night. 

It was gathered that they have lost two siblings mysteriously to death while some others were sick of various strange diseases without medical trace nor cure. 

The eight children are alleged to have conspired to end the misery imposed on the family by their father and did succeed by hitting and strangling him to death. It was gathered their siblings who are sick are still in worse condition as they felt the demise of their father would be a turn around to better health.

Reacting to the news some resident of Sumaila Local Government Area described it as "sorrowful and a taboo" and the first of it kind in the area. One other Nigerian warn against having many children as it often result to such news, "This is one disadvantage with having high number of children, the capacity to care for them won't be there hence they grow wild ,become a big threat to you and others, always complain of no opportunity, fall ill easily and witchcraft becomes the alleged reason. However nothing is worth killing another let alone your father, i pray justice be done to deter others from such acts."

The two suspects were arraigned in court and the magistrate Muhammad Jibril ordered they should be remanded in custody till Next month for further hearing. 

Alleged deaths and sicknesses cause by witchcraft powers is peculiar to black man and Nigeria with each death and sickness out of 5 alleged to be responsible by witchcrafts. Observation shows witchcraft is a major factor that contributes to disunity at the grassroot level in Nigeria. 

MY NAME IS ZEDICUS PIRO AND YOU KNOW SAY WORDS NO BE PROBLEM