Body Parts Syndicate Arrested in Bauchi

The operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command have arrested one Maikudi Mohammed, 25, of Galambi village for possession of human head wrapped inside a cloth in Misau Town.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Haruna Mohammed, said preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect conspired with his accomplice, one Damina Mohammed, 26, of the same address and went to a grave yard in Galambi village where they removed the head of a male corpse in order to sell it to their customer now at large.

Mohammed added that the principal suspect confessed that the child was his son who died and was buried but he later went back to the graveyard at night with his accomplice and exhumed it.

He noted that the case was still under investigation after which suspects would be charged to court.