COURT REMANDS YOUTH LEADER, MOTHER IN YOLA PRISON FOR BEWITCHING JSS 3 STUDENT

Suspected Witch, Yushau Mohammed

A 40 year old Youth Leader, Yushau Mohammed and his mother, Bau Mohammed in Adamawa state have been remanded in a prison custody for allegedly bewitching a 22 year old Dauda Sha'aibu.

Yushau and Bau of Wuro Hausa Malabu in Fufore Local Government Area in the state, confessed that they had bewitched the youngman and JSS 3 student, hence; his struggle with unknwon sickness for over 2 months.

The suspected witches are said to be the son and the wife of Mallam Mohammed, the Ward Head of Wuro Hausa in Fufore LGA.

Already, the Chief Magistrate court 4 in Yola, Adamawa state has remanded the accused persons at Yola correctional facility after they admitted bewitching the student.

The victim who was brought before Magistrate Adamu Abdulrazak, on Tuesday, by his elder brother, Isa Shuaibu, said that he could not be able to sleep well for good 1 hour for the past 2 months as a result of unusual sickness and struggle between life and death.

The Elder brother of the victim told NEWS PLATFORM that it was after the family discovered that the sickness is becoming critical that they reported the matter to Garkuwan Sarkin Mayun Adamawa and the court as a result of which the accused persons were identified and arrested.

Upon their arrest, one of the suspected witch and the mother of the Youth Leader, said that there was no need to administer traditional medicine on her as she is responsible for the sickness of the boy.

On his part, the youth leader who refused to follow suit, was tried traditionally after which he additted bewitching the young man.

When he was arraigned before court today, the Youth Leader confessed that he actually bewitched the boy, and that he has since released his spirit, saying that the boy will now recover from his sickness.

The Youth Leader told NEWS PLATFORM that he has been a witch for many years, and that the boy is the only one he bewitched since he became a witch.

After pleading guilty to the allegation levelled against them, the court presided by Magistrate Adamu Abdulrazak, ordered that the accused persons be remanded at a correctional service facility in Yola.