Police arrest five over alleged possession of human eyes in Bauchi

Five suspects are successful constabulary custody successful Bauchi aft operatives of the Nigeria Police Force reportedly recovered 2 suspected quality eyes and different items believed to beryllium connected to wealth rituals successful their possession.

The Zone 12 Police Public Relations Officer, SP Jalige Mohammed, made this known successful a statement.

Mohammed said the suspects were apprehended connected August 26 by unit attached to the Intelligence Unit of the Zone 12 Headquarters successful Bauchi.

He disclosed that the cognition led to the betterment of 2 suspected quality eyes, pieces of reddish and achromatic cloth and different materials which the constabulary judge whitethorn beryllium linked to ritual activities.

The constabulary spokesperson said the 5 suspects, including Abdullahi Idris, Sani Haruna, Auwal Umar, Abubakar Yusuf and Sharu Sale, were being interrogated arsenic detectives continued probe into the case.

He explained that the probe was aimed astatine uncovering the circumstances surrounding the recovered items, including their source, portion efforts were besides being made to found whether different radical were involved.

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police successful complaint of Zone 12, Vungmoh S. M. Kwaimo, expresse...