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The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man for allegedly attempting to k!ll a 10-year-old boy for ritual.
On February 22, 2026, at about 7:30 p.m., the suspect, Aliyu Ashabu of Kuidawa village, a self-styled native doctor popularly known as “Boka,” lured Alhassan Usman into a nearby bush and allegedly pushed him into a well.
The boy was later rescued on February 23 by a Good Samaritan and taken to the General Hospital Katsina with varying degrees of injuries.
The case remains under investigation for culpable homicide, unlawful juju, and cultism.
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