The Lagos state Police command have arrested two suspected human
parts dealers identified as Dipo Olorunto and one Baba Isegun aka
Asiwaju while trying to sell human parts over the
weekend at Atan Ota area of Ogun State.According to Daily Independent, 35 year old Dipo Olorunto who claims to be farmer and
married with four children, said he was contacted by a friend of Baba
Isegun to help him get a human skull which was to be used for the
treatment of mentally ill patients.
Dipo said he got the skull
at Cotonou, Benin Republic for N12,500. "Baba Isegun told me to bring a human skull for him to buy. He said he
uses it to treat sicknesses such as madness. I work as a farmer in Atan
Ota area. It was a friend who introduced me to Baba Isegun that I could
help him get human parts.
I have to go to Cotonou to buy the head. I
wanted to sell it to him for N20, 000. But police arrested me before I
got to him.” he said
Confirming their arrested, the Lagos
state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Kenneth Nwosu said the
suspects will soon be charged to court.
He said that Baba Isegun took
ill while in police custody and has been released on health grounds but
will return to stand trial when he becomes medically fit.
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