The Police Command in Jigawa State said it has arrested two persons in connection with the killing of two sisters over alleged witchcraft in Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abdu Jinjiri, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Dutse, the state capital, that investigation was ongoing to determine the level of involvement of the accused in the allegation
The police spokesman said the command would not tolerate any extrajudicial killing in the state, adding that if the suspects were found guilty, they would be prosecuted.
Two sisters were allegedly killed on Wednesday by some irate youths.
The sisters, according to the youths of Kila village, Gwaram, were alleged to have killed one Abubakar Sule through witchcraft.
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