Thursday, April 2, 2026 - Men of the Lagos state police command have arrested four suspects over their alleged possession and sale of human body parts in Lagos. The suspects aged 34, 44, 46 and 48 were apprehended in March by detectives of Adeniji Adele Divisional Police Station.
The principal suspect, a 46-year-old alleged supplier of the
human parts, was intercepted with suspected human body parts during a
stop-and-search operation on Bamgbose Street in the Lagos Island area.
A police source who confirmed the arrest to the News Agency
of Nigeria NAN, said the principal suspect claimed he obtained the de@d body at
Adeniji Adele under bridge.
“He said
that he searches for dead bodies and picks up abandoned human remains from
various locations across the state, cut the body into pieces for sale. The
suspect revealed that he sells the human parts for N10,000 to buyers who use
them for ritual purposes. He also claimed to use the bodies to prepare black
soap, which he sells to people seeking God’s mercy, good luck, favour, and
other perceived spiritual benefits'' the police source said
The principal suspect’s confession led to the apprehension
of the other three suspects, who were identified as buyers in the illegal
trade. The suspects, who admitted to purchasing human parts and flesh, said
that the parts were supplied through a network of individuals, with certain
accomplices currently at large.
The state Commissioner of Police, Fatal Tijani, has ordered
that the case be transferred from to the State Criminal Investigation
Department, Panti, for further investigation. The corpse recovered from the
principal suspect had been deposited in a morgue.
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