Suspected Ritualists Pluck Out Tongue, Eyes Of Teenager In Ekiti

Some residents of Oke Oniyo street, Ajilosun, Ado Ekiti are yet to unravel the mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of the eyes and tongue of a teenage boy who died in the area.

It was gathered that the boy known as Good luck sustained a mild injury in the leg while playing football and later fell sick.

He was said to have died few days later perhaps due to infection or complications as a result of the injury.

Some residents told reporters that the boy was laid in a room over night in preparation for his burial but his mother and other sympathizers couldn’t believe what they saw as they found his body already mutilated by dawn.

His both eyes were removed and his tongue cut off while some part of the flesh around his mouth were also cut.

The residents who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the corpse of the boy was brought by the family at evening perhaps from where they took him for treatment.

They wondered how such an evil act could have occurred without the knowledge of the family members who brought him.

But another version says only the boy was left in the room as the mother was advised not to sleep with the corpse.

According to the residents, the boy’s part may have been removed for ritual and by somebody close to the family who had access to the room where the boy was kept.

To this end, the police  have been invited to investigate the matter.