Shocking As Four gets arrested for possession and sale of human parts in
Men of the Lagos state police command in Nigeria have arrested four suspects over their alleged possession and sale of human body parts in Lagos. The suspects aged 34, 44, 46 and 48 were apprehended in March by detectives of Adeniji Adele Divisional Police Station.
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The principal suspect, a 46-year-old alleged supplier of the human parts, was intercepted with suspected human body parts during a stop-and-search operation on Bamgbose Street in the Lagos Island area.
A police source who confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria NAN, said the principal suspect claimed he obtained the de@d body at Adeniji Adele under bridge.
“He said that he searches for dead bodies and picks up abandoned human remains from various locations across the state, cut the body into pieces for sale. The suspect revealed that he sells the human parts for N10,000 to buyers who use them for ritual purposes. He also claimed to use the bodies to prepare black soap, which he sells to people seeking God’s mercy, good luck, favour, and other perceived spiritual benefits” the police source said
The principal suspect’s confession led to the apprehension of the other three suspects, who were identified as buyers in the illegal trade. The suspects, who admitted to purchasing human parts and flesh, said that the parts were supplied through a network of individuals, with certain accomplices currently at large.
The state Commissioner of Police, Fatal Tijani, has ordered that the case be transferred from to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, for further investigation. The corpse recovered from the principal suspect had been deposited in a morgue.
