The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Wednesday paraded eight suspects allegedly responsible for kidnapping, murder, ritual killings and exhuming dead bodies.
The suspects were also alleged to have been removing and trading in human skull and other human body parts in Ilorin, Kwara state by the Force spokesman, DCP Jimoh Moshood.
Moshood said during a search operation, eleven human skulls, some pieces of human bones, human hairs, and powder suspected to be grinded human bones and charms were recovered.
He said working on actionable intelligence from public-spirited individuals in the area, Police swung into action, obtained search warrant and moved into the house of one Azeez Yakub of No. 20 Ile Opa Adeta Compound, Ilorin.
He said further investigations by the Special Team of the IGP Monitoring Unit led to the arrest of Seven other suspects, Azeez Yakub, Abdulrasaq Babamale, Aishat Yunisa, Lukman Saka, Ahmed Yahaya, Abdulfatai Kadri a.k.a (Adedoyin) – Vigilante Commander, Adeta Zone, Ilorin, Soliu Ayinde a.k.a Baba Fawasi, Abdulganiyu Bamidele.
He said the suspects confessed and admitted to have sold thirty one (31) human heads to some personalities in Ilorin and other towns in Kwara State and other contiguous states to Kwara State.
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