Police in Adamawa arrest Yusuf Garba, a 55-year-old hunter, over alleged gruesome murder of his stepfather
Yusuf Garba, a 55-year-old hunter also known as Gana, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for allegedly committing a gruesome act involving his stepfather.
Global Times Nigeria reports indicate that he dug a grave and cut off his stepfather’s head.
The incident has garnered substantial attention, with multiple sources confirming the arrest on January 31, 2025.
The law enforcement agency is currently investigating the circumstances surrounding this shocking development.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, disclosed that the suspect confessed to the crime during interrogation.
Garba, who originates from Tappare Kona Uku in Jada Local Government Area of the state, clarified that the son of the deceased had approached him and requested his father’s head for ritual purposes following his demise.
He said that when his stepfather died, his son had tried to take the corpse to Jalingo in Taraba State for burial, but was denied.
A year after the burial, the son returned and asked for his father’s head for traditional rites.
Garba claimed that he was pressured by his stepfather’s son, who he believed was a witch and could harm him or his children if he refused to comply.
He said, “I took a hoe around 4:00 am, went to the graveyard, dug the grave, and cut off the head.”
He then returned home and gave the head to the son in a polythene bag.
The suspect further explained that after two weeks, the wife of the deceased, came to him and reported having terrible dreams since the head was kept in their bedroom.
Garba said he performed a ritual to stop the dreams.
The police spokesman, SP Nguroje, stated that the Commissioner of Police, CP Morris Dankombo, had ordered a discreet investigation and prosecution of the suspect.
