Police in Niger State at the weekend arrested five persons who were to be in possession of a human skull.
Police spokesman Wasiu Abiodun said operatives of a sister security agency while on routine patrol at the toll-gate along Bida-Minna road intercepted a Mitsubishi Lancer vehicle and in the course of searching the two suspects were arrested.
He said during the search, 26-year-old Isah Mohammed and 28-year-old Idris Mohammed, both of Sakpe village, Edati local government area of the state were apprehended.
“The two suspects were found in possession of a human skull wrapped in a Bagco bag, hence, the suspects were transferred to the police area command, Bida for interrogation and further investigation.
“During police interrogation, the suspects claimed they got the human skull from their village and mentioned three other persons who aided in digging the grave from where the skull was exhumed,” Abiodun disclosed.
He said Ibrahim Jiya, Suleiman Usman and Abdullahi Usman, all of the same address, were linked to have helped to dig the skull from the grave.
The spokesman said the three suspects were also arrested and confessed further that the skull was dug out from Sakpe village burial ground and that it was the skull of one Ndako Daniyan who died three years ago in the village.
He said by their confession, Isah and Abdullahi claimed to have met one Alfa Suleiman from Kwara State at Bida three weeks ago who told them to get a human skull for money ritual and instructed them to take it to someone in Minna with N30,000 while the recipient said when they get to Kpakungu, they should call him and he would meet them.
He said the five suspects have been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Minna for discreet investigation and prosecution.
