Five Children Sold To Ritualist By Tricycle Rider In Warri Delta State, Mother Slumps, Dies

It was double tragedy in a Warri community in
Delta State as the mother of five school
children who were allegedly sold to a
suspected ritualist, slumped and died.
It was gathered that the pupils whose ages
range between two and eight were sold for N5
million by a tricycle operator, who conveyed
them to school.
Investigation revealed that the tricyclist allegedly
sold the children for N1million each to a ritualist.
The inhabitants of the sleepy town of Otokutu, where
the incident occurred were said to have been
shocked when the sad news spread across the
community.
Sources told Daily Sun that the deal was blown
open when a female friend to the mother of
the children called to tell her that her children
were not in school.
Shocked by the news, the woman ran to the
school but did not see her children. She
immediately rushed to the residence of the
tricycle operator, who the family had trusted
so much and met the man moving his
belongings apparently in a bid to escape.
The man was immediately arrested by youths of the
town, who subsequently handed him over to the
police.
At the police station, the suspect allegedly
admitted abducting the five children and
selling them to a suspected ritualist from the
northern part of the country. Unfortunately,
efforts to track down the buyer failed as he
was said to have escaped with the children.
Overwhelmed by the pain of losing her children, the
woman was said to have slumped and died instantly.
Her husband was also said to have collapsed and has
been receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

Posted By David Aniemeka