Police arrests man with human parts in Abuja

Police operatives in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have arrested a suspect with human skull and bones in Lugbe area of the city.

The spokesperson for the FCT police command, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja.

She said the suspect was arrested by operatives from Iddo Police Divisional Headquarters at Gosa Kipikipi village in Lugbe area at about 9:00 p.m. on Monday.

Adeh added that the suspect told the police operatives during interrogation that he picked the human parts from the bush while hunting in Kuje.

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According to her, the suspect had confessed that his intention was to sell the body parts for N600,000.

The statement read: “The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of FCT, Mr Benneth Igweh, had ordered a thorough investigation into the case to ascertain the bearer of the body parts.

“The investigation will identify the intended buyer, whether the suspect killed anyone to be in possession of the body parts and how long the suspect had been in the alleged business.”

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