Luck ran out of four young men said to be
trading in human parts as they were,
yesterday, arrested by operatives of
Criminal Investigation Department, CID, of
Akwa Ibom State Police Command, when
the suspects went looking for a buyer of a
human skull in their possession.
The suspects are Emmanuel Edet Ikot, 17,
from Edeabasi, Oron; Ubong Udong, 18;
Bright Effiong Okon, 19 and Okon Ita, 20,
from Orukim.
The alleged leader of the group, Emmanuel
Edet, denied the accusation, saying he
only stumbled on a human skull while
working at an uncompleted building for a
man (names withheld) in Oron.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Public
Relations Officer, Delia Nwawe, who spoke
on behalf of the Commissioner, Mr.
Murtala Mani, said the suspects were
arrested by officers of the CID of the
command in Mbo Local Government Area
on receiving an alert from vigilant youths
in the area.
He said with the arrests effected, the
suspects would be charged to court for
the law to take its course.
Speaking with Vanguard, leader of the
gang, Mr. Emmanuel Edet, said: “I was
paid to cut grass and clean up an
uncompleted building by one man in Oron.
“As I was clearing the place, I stumbled
on a human skull. I then rushed to inform
my friends of what I found and in the
company of those my friends, we went to
pick the human skull.
“After picking it, we decided to sell it, but
we did not know of any possible buyer.
So, it was suggested by one of us that we
take it to a native doctor in Mbo. The four
of us went together but on our way, we
were held by the youth leader of Mbo.
“After the skull was found on me, he
called the police to arrest us. That is why
we are here. I have not sold human parts
before.”
Source :www.vanguardngr.com
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