A man, who allegedly
specializes in exhuming corpses from graves and severing human parts for ritual
purposes, has been arrested by the police at Kaoje in Bagudo area of Kebbi
State.
The
37-year old man, whose name was given as Danbaba Umaru, was said to have gone
to one of the burial grounds at Kaoje around 3:30 am to exhume the remains of a
man from the grave, severed the parts and took some of it away for ritual
purpose.
While
briefing journalists at the police command in Birnin Kebbi, the Commissioner of
Police, Ibrahim M. Kabiru, said a tip off on the crime led the police to where
the man was arrested.
He
said the suspect confessed to the crime, claiming he was sent by one Malam
Muhammed from Sokoto.
While
being paraded by the police, the suspect told Daily Trust correspondent he was a driver
and he had been carrying planks from Zaria to Sokoto before he was introduced
into the obnoxious business.
“This
is my first time; I have never done it before. Malam Muhammed sent me to get
the human parts from burial ground. I didn’t know it will put me in this
trouble,” he said.
Umaru,
who claimed to have 10 children, said he started the act because he needed
to cater for his large family.
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