• 3 others held with fresh human blood
A native doctor identified as Godfrey Akpudje is now cooling his heels in the police net after he was nabbed with two human skulls.
This is even as three persons were nabbed with fresh human blood meant for suspected ritual purposes in Delta State.
The native doctor, a 60-year-old, was said to have exhumed a corpse and severed the decomposing skull in Ekpan Ovu community, in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State.
Acting Public Relations Officer of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Bright Edafe, said one Ejiro Okoro had reported that the corpse of his 65-year-old sister was exhumed by an unknown person.
Edafe said on the strength of the report, operatives swung into action, adding that through intelligence gathering, the suspect “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 skulls from Osun State from a native doctor who is now late.
In a related incident, three persons have been arrested allegedly with fresh human blood which they were taking to a native doctor for money rituals.
The suspects, Monday Nwite (27), Madabuchi Nweke (26), and Nwite Sunday (21) all of Ebenta village in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, were arrested during a stop and search operation by operatives at Nsukwa junction along Ogwashi-Uku/Kwale road.
DSP Edafe, who also confirmed the arrest, yesterday, in Asaba, said the suspects “confessed to having 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.”
Edafe added that the issues were being investigated.
