For allegedly attempting to use his little nephew, Jomiloju, for money ritual, 23-year-old Solomon Fabiyi has been arrested by the Ekiti State Police Command.
SP Sunday Abutu, the state police spokesperson revealed that Fabiyi, who lives with his parents and the victim in Ado-Ekiti, was apprehended on Friday, February 14, 2025, before he could carry out the act on the seven-year-old Jomiloju.
Abutu told journalists on Tuesday that Fabiyi confessed to the crime and had already been arraigned.
“He was arrested by our operatives on Friday, 14th February 2025 at about 19:00hrs through a tip-off while he was on the verge of using nephew for money ritual,” he said.
A viral video on social media showed Fabiyi admitting that a local herbalist instructed him to find someone for the ritual. The herbalist allegedly assured him that the victim would not die but would suffer from an ailment.
However, in a twist of events, the same herbalist alerted the police when Fabiyi brought the child for the ritual, leading to his arrest.
