Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force, Delta State Command, recovered a human skull and other body parts in a bush near Obiaruku, Ukwuani Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday.
The State Commissioner of Police, Ari Muhammed Ali, who confirmed the recovery in a statement, said the human skull and other body parts were contained in a baco bag.
Just last month, five members of a deadly kidnap gang who specialized in selling of victims’ body parts to ritualists, were arrested by the police.
Ali said the confession of one of the five suspects earlier arrested led to the arrest of the latest three by operatives of the Special Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Squad (SAKCCS) of the command.
He said: “The confession of one of the suspects, one Emmanuel Ojibi (18), led SAKCCS operatives to the arrest of the trio of Razaq Ifamaye 38), Gbenga Olawuyi (50) and Samson Oduni (31).
“Upon interrogation, Razaq Ifamaye who confessed to the crimes led operatives to Shegelo Beach, Obiaruku where a Baco Bag containing human skull and other human parts suspected to be that of a was recovered.
“One Chikogwu Isaac A.K.A Ikukwu (38) whose premises the exhibit was found, instigated four others who are now at large to attack operatives in order to prevent them from making the recovery.
“He was however arrested and the human remains were taken to the Agbor General Hospital for autopsy.”