The man disclosed that he had diligently saved ₦250,000 over three months to pay the initiation fee for the secret society. However, his entry came at a tragic cost—the life of his unsuspecting partner. The suspect revealed that, after being accepted into the group, he was ordered to present a human offering. He chose his girlfriend, who close friends described as caring and supportive.
In a grim account of the ritual, the victim’s hands and feet were bound, and she was dressed in red and white chieftaincy attire—a symbolic “crowning” intended to signify her role in the spiritual realm according to cult beliefs. The chilling ceremony concluded with the young woman being lowered alive into a pit, which was then sealed with cement in a manner resembling soakaway construction.
