Mother of 5 sold for N5m to ritualist 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.
Meanwhile, Warri and the neighbouring Effurun
community are again, under siege following daily cases
of armed robbery in the town.

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