Police Arrest Suspected Ritualists with Human Skulls

Delta state Commissionerof Police,  CP Ari Muhammed Ali

Suspected ritualists in possession of two human skulls and fresh human blood have been arrested in Delta State.

The State’s Command Acting Police Public Relations Officer, DSP. Bright Edafe, made the disclosure in a Statement, at Asaba, today (29/6/2021).

Parts of the Statement reads;
On the 24/6/2021 at about 1700hrs, one Ejiro Okoro ‘m’ 35yrs
reported that his sister (Name withheld) aged 65yrs who died sometime
in 2019 and was buried at Ekpan Ovu, that the corpse was exhumed by
unknown person. On the strength of this report, the DPO Isiokolo
Division swung into action, and detailed police detectives to
investigate.
“During the course of investigation, information gathered
through intelligence revealed that, it was one Godfrey Akpudje ‘m’
60yrs who happens to be a native doctor that exhumed the corpse, and
removed the skull, he was immediately arrested and two human skulls
were recovered from him. He said he got one of the human skull from
Osun state from a native doctor who is now late, investigation is
ongoing.

“On the 28/6/2021 at about 1145hrs, Dragon patrol team 31 while on
stop and search duty at Nsukwa junction along Ogwashi-Uku/Kwale road
intercepted a commuter sienna bus travelling from Asaba to Kwale, all
passengers were asked to submit themselves for search, during the
search three suspects were found with a container filled with Fresh
human blood, the three suspects namely Monday Nwite ‘m’ 27yrs,
Madabuchi Nweke ‘m’ 26yrs and Nwite Sunday ‘m’ 21yrs all of Ebenta
village in Ohaukwu LGA, Ebonyi State were immediately arrested.
“During
interrogation the suspects confessed to have murdered some unknown
persons in Ebonyi State and were on their way with the murdered
person’s blood to a native doctor whose identity is unknown for now
but resides in Kwale.
“They were taking the blood to the said native
doctor for rituals purposes. One rosary necklace tied with charms
was also recovered from them . Investigation is ongoing.”