A 55- year- old grandmother, Fatima Saraka Mohammed, has been accused of conspiring with two others to slaughter her nine- year- old grandson, eat the flesh and drink the blood to satisfy the members of her witchcraft cult.
She reportedly abducted the 9-year-old boy, Mohammed Doko Mohammed for several days before eventually slaughtering him.
Fatima alongside a 38-year-old man, Zhitsu Aliyu, and 65-year-old woman, Amina Wusa Mohammed colluded to slaughter her grandson.
The three are now cooling their heels in jail, where a source close to the police hinted, they have confessed to committing the crime and that after slaughtering the 9- year- old boy, they collectively shared his flesh among them and drank his blood to satisfy their witchcraft spirit.
The Niger State, Police Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Abiodun Gambari, confirmed the incident, saying that investigation was still on into the matter and that the culprits had been arraigned before the court.