10-Year-Old Boy Who Allegedly Turned Into Cat Arrested In Rivers

A 10-year-old boy with his accomplice, a 48-year old man were arrested by policemen attached to theIwofe Divisional Police Headquarters on Monday, July 28, 2014 for witchcraft activities.

Residents ofIwofe, Rumuolumeni inIwofe inAkpor Local Government Area of Rivers State were in complete shock and fearwhen the said boytransformed into a cat to attack a family in the community.

According to one of the residents, the cat had entered the room out of nowhere in the night while the occupants were still awake and during the process of chasing the cat out, it changed into a boy.

When this happened, the occupants of the room started screamingwhichattracted the attention of their neighbors who came to their rescue.

The source also disclosed thatthe boy hadpleaded withhis captors not to kill him, saying he was sent bya 48-year-old man said to attack the family.

When contacted, a senior police officer at the Iwofe Divisional Police Headquarters confirmed that two people had been arrested for witchcraft acts.

He said, Actually, two people have been arrested in connection to witchcraft activity.

But he refusedto give furtherinformationon the issue, insisting that it is only the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, that wasin a better position to do so.

However, the Rivers Police Command spokesperson , ASP Grace Koko, said she was yet to be briefed on the matter.