Armstrong Bakam,Bauchi
The decomposed body of a nine-year-old boy has been recovered in the Gudum Hausawa area of Bauchi, the Bauchi State capital.
Northern City News learnt that the body of the boy, Hassan Mohammed, was recovered last Wednesday between a burial ground and the Government Primary School in the Gudum Haus
It was said that the brain, two eyes, two hands, two legs and the private parts of the boy had been  removed.
A member of a local vigilance group in the area, who spoke to Northern City News in confidence, said the boy might have been used for rituals.

“From the way we saw the body, we suspect that he had been dead for over four days or even more.
“We suspect the boy was used for ritual purposes considering the fact that vital body organs of the boy were removed,” he said.
He said that some children who were playing around the area saw the decomposed body and it was reported to the local chief who, in turn, informed the police and the body was recovered.
The source told our correspondent that the boy who hawked fried soya bean cake  was said to have been lured by an elderly man.
He said the man who is the prime suspect bought the cake from the boy and lured the boy  to where  he was killed.