Traditional healer, DELSU staff nabbed for holding ‘mad’ woman hostage

ASABA—A traditional healer based at Ogwashi-Uku in DeltaState has been arrested for allegedly holding a 17-year-old girl hostage, on account of alleged insanity.

Also arrested was a staff of DeltaStateUniversity, DELSU, Abraka, believed to be a relation of the ‘mad’ lady, who took her to the healing home.

Police spokesman, Mr. Lucky Uyabame, paraded the suspects at the state police headquarters in Asaba, weekend.

Also paraded were six suspected cultists, who were arrested in a bush within Umutu axis during an initiation ceremony.

The suspects, according to the police spokesman, “are predominantly students of Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro.”