Nigerian Teenager Sells Brother To Ritual Killer To Pay Bride Price In Niger State.

Police in Niger State have captured a young person for supposedly pitching his six-year-old sibling to a custom executioner for N20,000.

The 19-year-old suspect, Aliyu Basala Yakutchi, without mincing words, admitted to have sold his child sibling, Yamusa Ibrahim Yakutchi, to custom executioner to fund-raise to pay his better half's lady of the hour cost. The episode was said to have happened in regards to 10 days back.

Aliyu, from Nagenu town in Katcha Local Government Area, sold his sibling to 30-year-old Legbo, from Afuwagi town in Mokwa Local Government Area. Police uncovered that Legbo was by and by on the run. Aliyu, who guaranteed to be the third among his mom's six youngsters, said that he sold his sibling using a loan.

Aliyu, who evidently didn't know or comprehend the gravity of his activity, begged the police to discharge him unequivocally with the goal that he could go and keep an eye on his ranch.

He stated: "I chose to offer my more youthful sibling for N20,000 using a loan with the goal that I can fund-raise to pay at the lady of the hour cost of my 14-year-old sweetheart.


I took my young youthful sibling, Yamusa, to Malam Legbo for cash customs since he guaranteed to pay me N20,000 on the off chance that he prevailing with regards to utilizing him for cash ceremonies.

I needed to utilize the cash to fund my marriage to Fatimah. Our dad is dead, yet our mom is as yet alive, her name is Hajiya Yakure.

"Before my capture by the police, I had not been paid by Legbo. The cash won't not be sufficient for my marriage necessities." Asked the whereabouts of Legbo, Aliyu stated: "I think he fled with my sibling when he got the data that the police were searching for him.

I accuse the fallen angel for pushing me into bring forth this malicious arrangement against my sibling. I don't know where Legbo has taken my sibling to." While absolving Fatimah from the wrongdoing, Aliyu noted: "She doesn't think about my detestable arrangement to pitch my younger sibling to counterbalance her lady cost.


I'm a rancher and an unhitched male. I got enlisted into an Islamic school amid my youth days however my folks couldn't stand to send me to class. I just talk our nearby tongue, Nupe dialect; I can't talk or comprehend Hausa dialect as well."

As at the season of documenting this report, the whereabouts of Legbo and Yamusa were as yet obscure. The police had officially visited Legbo's town, yet met an icy trail.