Police arrest 70-yr-old herbalist, 2 others with human skull
Joy Anyim
Operatives of the Area E Police Command, Festac, have arrested three suspects, for being in possession of a human skull.
The suspects, Dauada Tijani, 42, Olawale Shodolamu, 70, and Seun Falana, 37, had allegedly exhumed a corpse from a public cemetery in Ajegunle, and had cut off the skull for ritual purpose.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Tijani was accosted by police operatives at Alakija Bus – Stop, along Lagos – Badagry Express Way, carrying a polythene bag containing the skull.
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Tijani was arrested, and upon interrogation, he confessed that Shodolamu, a herbalist sent him to collect the skull he bought for N10,000, from Falana, a cemetery attendant.
Speaking on the arrest of the suspects, the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Elkana Bala, said the suspects will soon be charged to court.
Giving details on their arrest, Bala said: “ On the March 1, 2020 at 1:30 p.m., a team of policemen from Area E Command, Festac while on routine stop and search patrol at Alakija Bus Stop along Lagos-Ibadan, Badagry Express Way, intercepted one Dauda Tijani of No. 23 Omomwunmi Street, Orege Ajegunle, with a black polythene bag containing a human skull.
“He confessed that he was sent by one herbalist, Olawale Shodolamu to collect the skull from a cemetery attendant. The said herbalist was also arrested. He claimed that he bought the human skull from one Seun Falana, a staff of Trinity Cemetery Ajegunle at the sum of 10,000.
“That he usually grinds the human skull together with other substances to prepare herbs and charms for his customers. The third suspect was equally arrested. He confessed digging out graves to remove human skulls to sell to herbalists. Investigation is ongoing. The suspects will soon be charged to Court. ”
