By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State Police Command has arrested five persons for being in possession of a human skull.
The suspects were identified as Isah Mohammed, 26 years old, Idris Mohammed 28 years, Ibrahim Jiya 18 years, Suleiman Usman 22 years and Abdullahi Usman 24 years, all from Sakpe village in the Edati local government area of Niger state.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer DSP Wasiu Abiodun said the two initial suspects, Isah Mohammed and Idris Mohammed were arrested by a sister security agency while on patrol at the toll gate along Bida-Minna road.
“The two suspects were found in possession of a human skull wrapped in a Bagco bag, hence, the suspects were transferred to the Police Area Command, Bida for interrogation and further investigation.
“During Police interrogation, the suspects claimed that they got the human skull from their village, and mentioned three other persons who aided in digging the grave where the skull was exhumed.
Abiodun disclosed that the three other suspects upon their arrest confessed that the skull, dug out from Sakpe village burial ground belonged to one Ndako Daniyan who died three years ago in the same village.
“Isah and Abdullahi claimed to have met one Alfa Suleiman from Kwara State at Bida three weeks ago who told them to get a human skull for money ritual purposes and instructed them to take it to someone in Minna with thirty thousand naira only, while the unknown recipient said that when they get to Kpakungu, they should call him and he would meet them,” the statement said.
The statement further said that the suspects who are under investigation will be charged in court upon completion of the investigation.
