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Why I Offered My Last Child For Money Rituals

OsunDailyBy OsunDailyJuly 29, 2023No Comments4 Mins Read
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In a shocking turn of events, a 50-year-old Beninese farmer, Poni Bada, journeyed to Nigeria intending to use his unsuspecting nine-year-old son for money rituals.

Three other men โ€“ Ige Koselu, Benjamin Balovi, and Segun Shile โ€“ were in tow, heading to a herbalistโ€™s house in the Owode area of Ogun State, where the grim act was to be performed.

According to Crime Guard, the trio had collectively contributed N100,000 to kick-start the ritual process, with a shared understanding that they would reap the profits once the ritual proved successful, and money started to flow.

However, their plan was thwarted when the Zone 2 Command police unit, based in Onikan, Lagos, stormed the herbalistโ€™s shrine based on intelligence they had received.

The police arrested all the suspects involved, and most importantly, they rescued the young boy, Agbe, who was destined to be the sacrificial lamb.

It was discovered that Agbe was brought from Benin Republic to Nigeria in May 2023 to work on farmland where he was paid a meagre sum of N5,000.

A month later, his father voiced his displeasure about the small amount his son was earning in relation to the hard work on the farm to his contact in Nigeria, Benjamin Balobi.

Explaining how he came up with the idea of using his son for money rituals, the father of the boy, Bada, said, โ€œI have ten children from three wives. The situation of things kept going from bad to worse. I could not feed my children. I then decided to use my last child, Agbe, for a money ritual, so that I could train other children and have better living conditions.

โ€œIn May 2023, I left my hometown in Jakotome, Benin Republic for Nigeria, to visit my brother, Benjamin Balobi, at Ilaro, Ogun State, who earlier told me he was doing well as a farmer and that the owner of a farmland was looking for labourers. That was how I brought Agbe to Nigeria to work.

โ€œBut the thought of using him for a money ritual came up when I realized that the money paid as salary to my son was very poor. I told Balobi to help me get an herbalist who would help me with the money rituals, he said he knew no one but promised to help me find a herbalist who might have information on it. He informed Ige Koshelu (one of the suspects) who found someone who promised to take us to the herbalistโ€™s place in Sango. But we were taken to another herbalistโ€™s place in Owode, where we were arrestedโ€.

Also speaking, one of his accomplices, Segun Shile, a commercial motorcyclist, said four herbalists earlier contacted declined to engage in money ritual sacrifice.

He expressed regrets, saying, โ€œIf I had known, I would have withdrawn. We were warned by the herbalist I took them to at Owode, Ogun State not to use the boy.

โ€œWhen I called the herbalist on the phone, he said there was nothing like money rituals. A few days later, he invited me to bring the person that would be used for the rituals. Immediately he sighted the boy, he stated categorically that the childโ€™s head was too strong to be used for rituals.

โ€œHe however demanded N100,000 to take to another herbalist who would perform the rituals.

โ€œThree of us: Balobi, Koshelu and myself, who accompanied the father of the boy there, then went outside to discuss how to raise the money. Balobi brought N50,000, and Koshelu and I added N25,000 each. We told the boyโ€™s father not to pay since he was donating his son for the ritual. The agreement was for him to give us out of what would come out of the process. When we handed the money to the herbalist, he picked up his phone and called someone. To our surprise, the next thing we saw were policemenโ€.

Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Command, AIG Muhammed who Ali confirmed the arrest of the suspects and rescue of the minor, said the latter would be taken to a juvenile home at the end of the investigation.


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