NATIVE DOCTOR SLAUGHTERS MAD MAN DURING TREATMENT IN ADAMAWA

A 48 year old native doctor identified as Ezekiel Buba, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Command for allegedly killing a mad man during treatment. NEWS PLATFORM.

The accused who resides at Gombiyel in Shelleng Local Goverment Area, was nabbed by the police command for slaughtering the mentally derailed man known as Alamisa.

While narrating the ugly incident during interrogation at the police headquaters on Thursday, Ezekiel, blamed his demon for slaughtering the deceased brought to him for medication.

He stated that the deceased, who was suffering from mental illness and epilepsy, was brought to him by his elder brother, Yahaya Musa of Kambillam in company of other family members for treatment.

He explained that he earlier tested the deceased and found out that he was mentally derailed, but that he had no chickens at that time to slaughter to offer sacrifice for the man to get well.

"I usually slaughter chickens for sacrifice to a blood demon in order to prevent it from tourching anybody. Failure to make sacrifice to the demon, a patient cannot get well". Ezekiel explained.

He further narrated that while performing some rituals with a robe at his backyard, the demon descended in a whirlwind with knives tied on his leg and slit the throat of the patient.

He stated thus:" I saw the demon in the whirlwind but before I could reach where the patient is lying down to protect him, the demon over took me and slaughtered him".

"Initially, the demon had warned me and demanded that I should slaughter chickens and offer sacrifice of blood. I was waiting for market day to buy the chickens for sacrifice as demanded.

He added that the family members of the deceased did not see the demon while coming down to the scene to kill Alamisa, saying that he was the only one who sighted it and rushed in to prevent it but to no avail.

He revealed that he normally communicates with the demon which he inherited from his grand mother when asleep in the night in Koma Damti dialect in Jada LGA, saying that he has been using it to treat people in order earn a living.

According to him, there was a time that the demon misbehaved as a result of which his wife fainted, saying that he hurriedly slaughtered about 6 chickens and offered blood sacrifice before regaining her consciousness.

Oh his part, an elder brother to the deceased, Yahaya Musa, blamed the native doctive for murdering his brother, saying that he was the one who slaughtered his brother and removed his throat.

The spokesman of the police command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, said that the suspect was apprehended in connection to the crime and being investigated.

SP Nguroje, said that the Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola Adeniyi, had ordered for discreet investigation into the matter as well as the prosecution of the suspect if found wanting.

Meanwhile, in another interviewed with SP Nguroje, the suspect confessed that he was the one who slaughtered his victim while treating him.

He explained that he was possessed by the demon  at that time, hence his action, saying that he carried out the act when he was out of his senses.