Ekiti police to prosecute man arrested with human parts
Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti
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The police in Ekiti state has vowed to prosecute a 23-year-old man, that was recently arrested for going about with human parts in some parts of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr. Caleb Ikechukwu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) disclosed this to The Hope Metro on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti.
The police image maker vowed that the police would not waste much time in arraigning the suspect as soon as investigation is completed on the matter.
Ikechukwu who said that the suspect and the severed hands are currently at the police custody, explained that investigations have begun into the case on how to arrest the suspect’s syndicates.
“Our men arrested him during one of our operations. We are gathering more facts about the case, because we are aware he has been operating with some people and they have to be brought to book,” he said.
It will be recall that a-23-year old man was recently arrested by the police in Ijero, Ekiti during a stop and search operation.
An eyewitness in the town confirmed to our correspondent that the suspect whose name was not mentioned was nabbed while going to Okemesi Ekiti with severed hands of a human being.
Earlier before the arrest, police in Ijero Divisional station had beefed up security across the local government following tip off from the public that bandits were planning to invade the area.
The source said the young man who was said to have hidden the human parts in a polythene bag, was apprehended along Ijero-Ikoro road while going to Okemesi to sell to intending customers and ritualists.
“When quizzed by the police, the young man said he got the two hands at Asa farmstead near Okemesi and brought it to Ijero .
” He told the police that he wanted to take the human parts to Okemesi to go and sell to some people”.
