The corpse of a three-year-old boy whose penis had been cut off was found on Saturday 26th November under a bridge on the Abuja-Lokoja road in Gwagalada.
It was gathered that residents of the area believe that the boy was kidnapped by suspected ritualists from another community who cut off his penis and dumped his body under the bridge.
The corpse has since been deposited at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital and efforts are being made to locate the family of the boy.
Philips K. Dogo, the divisional Police Crime officer in Gwagwalada confirmed the incident and said that the police were investigating and would soon apprehend the culprits.