UYO—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
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