Two Suspects Remanded For Beheading 9-year-old Boy For Ritual Purposes In Rivers

Two suspects have been remanded for allegedly beheading a 9-year-old boy, Destiny Peter, in Agbandele community, Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State by the magistrate’s court sitting in Port Harcouret.

The dismembered body of the schoolboy was recovered in the bush on November 12, a day after he was declared missing.

According to the police, Keneth Sylvanus and Chijioke Ogbonna, are standing trial on three counts of conspiracy and murder.

When the matter was called, Sylvanus informed the court that a third suspect in the case, Chibuzor Amadi, was granted bail by the police before their arraignment.

In his ruling, Chief Magistrate I.F. Iyabo, remanded the two defendants and directed the prosecutor to liaise with the attorney general’s office to produce the third accused person on the next adjourned date of Monday, December 6, 2021.