The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspected ritualists while in possession of a human eye at Daza village in Munya Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement issued in Minna, the state capital, on Tuesday.
“On Dec. 1, at about 1800 hours, based on credible information received, Police Operatives attached to Gwada Division arrested one Buhari Ibrahim of Daza village, in possession of a human eye.
“During interrogation, the suspect claimed to be a herbalist and that one Bitrus Imoh of Geneko village, Kotonkarfe Local Government Area of Kogi State, gave him the human eye to use in preparing a charm for him.
“Bitrus Imoh was later arrested on Dec. 7. He claimed to have removed the human eye from the corpse of his late brother who died early this year in Geneko village.”
The spokesman said that the case was already being investigated after which the suspects would be charged to court.
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Meanwhile, an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State on Monday dissolved the 15-year-old marriage of a cleric, Yusuf Adeniyi, over infidelity.
Yusuf’s wife, Rebecca, 44, sought the dissolution of the marriage, saying that she caught him cheating on her.
Rebecca claimed that she caught her 47-year-old husband with a married woman on their matrimonial bed.
The Court President, Mr. Adeniyi Koledoye, granted the request, saying that the petitioner insisted on divorce.
“The court is left with no option than to grant your prayer and hereby pronounces the union dissolved.
“The court hereby pronounces the marriage between Mrs. Rebecca Adeniyi and Mr. Yusuf Adeniyi dissolved.
“Both of you henceforth cease to be husband and wife.
“Each of you should go on his or her separate ways unmolested; the court wishes both of you well in your future endeavours,” he said.