The Kwara State Police Command on Friday said it arrested a suspected ritualist with human head and animal parts in Ilorin, the state capital.
The police in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Ajayi Okasanmi stated, “Acting on an actionable intelligence, eagle-eyed operatives attached to Kwara State Police Command apprehended some suspected ritualists whose stock in trade is buying, trading and trafficking in human body parts.
“They couriered human skulls from Lagos State into Ilorin and headed to Balogun Fulani motor park in Ilorin South LGA of the state.
“On the strength of the information, the team arrested one Ibrahim Hamza ‘m’ aged 41years of Orisunbare area of Okolowo, Ilorin who had earlier received the package from the motor park.
“Upon discreet search conducted on him, a human skull concealed in a carton with his name and phone number inscribed on it was recovered.
“Preliminary investigation into the matter revealed that the suspect actually procured the human skull, horse head, Chimpanzee head and other items which were recovered in his house to which he confessed he intended to use for money rituals,” he added.
