Nigeria Police arrest ‘native doctor’ with human parts

The Police in Abia have arrested a 28-year-old man,
who claimed to be a native doctor, for allegedly
being in possession of some human parts.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Leye
Oyebade, told journalists in Umuahia on Tuesday
that the suspect was arrested for “unlawful
possession” of a human skull and bone.
Mr. Oyebade said the suspect was arrested in his
home in Olokoro, Umuahia South Local Government
Area of the state, following a tip-off from members
of the public.
He said that the man could not give cogent account
of how he acquired the items, when he was
interrogated by the police.
Mr. Oyebade alleged that the skull and bone were
suspected to be those of a murdered victim.
The suspect, however, denied the allegation, saying
that the items were handed over to him by his late
uncle, who was also a native doctor.
“It was my people that reported me to the police
because I use the skull and bone to perform magic.
“Anytime I touch somebody, his manhood will
disappear once I have the items on me,” he said.
The suspect, who also claimed to be a mason, said
that the police “succeeded in arresting me because
the charm travelled when they raided my house”.
He described his arrest by the police as “unlawful”
and demanded that he should be released and
allowed “to go home in peace”.
According to him, there is no law that allows the
police to arrest native doctors.
The police boss also said that another suspect was
arrested during a raid of Cemetery Market in Aba for
producing fake gin and other drinks.
He said that man was arrested in his factory at the
market, while producing the fake products.
He said that 24 bottles of St. Remy, five cartons of
Schnapps, empty schnapps raps, and two bottles of
501 hot drinks were recovered from the factory
during the raid.
The suspect, however, denied the allegation by the
police that he was into the production of fake gin
and other drinks.
He told journalists that he neither owned a shop nor
factory in the market.
“I only came there to buy perfume because that is
where you can get original perfumes at affordable
price, unknown to me that the police were raiding
the market.
“While I was walking along the Business Line
unsuspectingly, a policeman ordered me to enter a
shop where ladies’ hair attachments were sold,
saying that I was under arrest,” he said.
He denied ownership of the items allegedly
recovered from him, saying that he knew nothing
about them.
The suspect said that he was arrested on Saturday
and later taken to Umuahia in handcuffs, describing
his arrest and detention as “great injustice”.
Mr. Oyebade said that the suspects would be charged
to court at the end of investigation.
(NAN)