Adamawa: Teenager beats 85-year-old woman to death, accuses her of witchcraft

 

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 15-year-old girl, Happy David, for allegedly beating an 85-year old woman, Gama Jatau, to death in Tambo village in the Girei Local Government Area of the state.

According to SaharaReporters, David beat the woman to death after accusing her of casting spells on her to slow down her academic progress and also frequently inflicting her with diseases on April 8, 2022,

David reportedly armed with a stick, stormed the residence of the deceased by 1pm on the fateful day and hit her on the head repeatedly.

The victim was later pronounced death at the Jabbi-Lamba clinic.

The teenager has been arrested, charged to court on a count of murder, an offence contrary to Section 191 of the Penal Code Law of Adamawa 2018.

She pleaded guilty as charged.