{
  "id": 18535260,
  "title": "Four fathers arrested for allegedly offering to use their children for money rituals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/four-fathers-arrested-for-allegedly-offering-to-use-their-children",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T16:57:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/four-fathers-arrested-for-allegedly-offering-to-use-their-children-for-money-rituals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in Niger State, Nigeria, have made arrests in connection to allegations of offering children for money rituals, according to reports. Four men, identified as Mohammed Idris Dogara, Aliyu Sule, Ibrahim Mohammed Hamisu, and Shehu Abubakar, were taken into custody in Minna, the state capital. According to the police, the arrests came about after receiving intelligence on October 27 about ritual activities at an isolated compound in the Garima area of Minna. The police said they had picked up on suspicious activity involving unidentified individuals entering the compound with unusual items, prompting an investigation. During questioning, authorities learned that the three men had approached the native doctor, Abubakar, to perform money rituals using a human skeleton they claimed to have found during mining. Initially, Abubakar refused to perform such rituals, but the men allegedly offered their own children as sacrifices in return for money. The police spokesperson said Abubakar then instructed each man to buy a chicken and meet at a designated location for the ritual. Upon their arrival, police officers intervened and arrested the four suspects. One, Aliyu Sule, was found with a blood-stained knife and about to slaughter his chicken, while the others had already completed the slaughter. The suspects have reportedly confessed to the charges and are awaiting further investigation before facing court.",
  "summary": "Police in Niger State, Nigeria, have arrested four men accused of offering their biological children as human sacrifices in exchange for wealth through money rituals. The suspects, identified as Mohammed Idris Dogara, 57, Aliyu Sule, 25, Ibrahim Mohammed Hamisu, 43, and Shehu Abubakar, 40, a native doctor, were arrested in Minna, the state capital. According […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}