A source in the family said the native doctor instructed them to tie a live tortoise to their back and kill someone very close to them before they would become very rich. Edo State police spokesman, Chidi Nwanbuzor, confirmed the incident, saying Dickson and Salaya have been arrested while the two other siblings fled. The two brothers in custody have confessed to the crime while others arrested including the native doctor have been granted bail. According to a recording of his confession at the police station, Dickson said: “That old woman does not make her grandchildren to succeed. We said it was our grandmother that is causing her grandchildren not to succeed.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2018 04:07 UTC