Herbalists, Ritual Killers Arrested With Human Head In Ibadan

The Oyo State chapter of the Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), at the weekend
paraded two herbalists and five other suspects who
were caught with a severed 'human head'. Among
the suspects paraded at NSCDC's headquarters at
Railway Quarters, Ibadan, were three middle-aged
women.
A coffin, three cars, calabash, clothes, 16 hand sets,
charms and other items were also recovered from the
suspects who claimed to be natives of Oyo town.
The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr. Shem
Obafaiye told journalists that the suspects were
arrested at Iware, Oyo State, following an intelligence
report.
The severed head found on the suspects had a deep
machete cut and was dripping blood but the
suspects claimed it was not a real head.
One of the herbalists, Hamidu, who is the group
leader said he was not a ritualist but was only in the
act of defrauding his clients by presenting them with
fake parts.
"I was in my office when I started hearing gunshots.
What you are looking at is not a human head as they
claimed, we used cassava flour to mould it. We put
blood we got from a cow so that it would look as a
real human blood. I agree that I am a fraudster and
not a ritualist. I have been practising as herbalist for
the past 10 years. I don't kill human beings."
But Obafaiye insisted that the issue of the head
being fake or not would be deciphered after the
coroner's inquiry.
According to him, the suspects would be handed over
to the State Security Service (SSS) for further
investigation.
The NSCDC boss however, advised that parents
should monitor the movement of their children .
Ritualists, he warned, were always lurking around.

Sent From David Aniemeka