[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Police in Lagos have arrested three suspects alleged to have been responsible for the removal of a human skull from a cemetery for ritual purposes.
A statement issued by DSP Bala Elkana, the Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos State, on Sunday said policemen from Area ‘E’ Command, Festac arrested the suspects.
Elkana named the suspects as: Dauda Tijani, 42, of 23, Omomwunmi Street, Orege, Ajegunle; Olawale Shodolamu, 70, a herbalist; and Seun Falana, 37, a staff member of Trinity Cemetery in Ajegunle.
He said Tijani was intercepted at Alakija Bus Stop along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway by the police, who found on him a black polythene bag containing a human skull.
He said: “The suspect confessed that he was sent by the herbalist, Shodolamu, to collect the skull from a cemetery’s attendant.
“The herbalist claimed that he bought the human skull from Falana at the sum of N10,000 only.
“The suspected herbalist usually grinds the human skull together with other substances to prepare herbs and charms for his customers.”
Elkana said the third suspect confessed that he had been digging graves in the past to remove human skulls and sell to herbalists.
“Investigation is ongoing. The suspects will soon be charged to court,” the police spokesman said.