Teenage ‘witch’ confesses to killing 47 children

13-year-old Nigerian ‘‘witch’’, who was charged today with killing a two-year-old boy, has admitted taking part in the ritual murders of 47 others.

Police arrested the girl, Jummai Hassan, in the northeastern city of Maiduguri last week. Authorities exhumed the body of the toddler, who has been identified only by his first name, Ibro.