Two men, including a prophet of a white-garment church have been arrested for being in possession of human body parts.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the suspects were arrested on Saturday in Ikotun area of Lagos State.
It was learnt that one of the suspects, Kunle Olaide, who was carrying a polythene bag, was accosted by some policemen attached to the Ikotun Division.
The source said, “Policemen attached to Ikotun division accosted Olaide and another man on Saturday morning with a bag. All of a sudden, one of the men ran away.
“This aroused the policemen’s suspicion and they insisted on knowing what was inside the bag. When the bag was opened, fresh human parts and two plastic bottles filled with blood were recovered from the bag.
“They also found five fingers, human heart, liver, kidney and intestines, all concealed inside a bowl filled with water. The different parts were tied in separate polythene bag and were all put inside the bag.”
The Lagos State Deputy Police Public Relation Officer, Mr. Damascus Ozoani, confirmed the incident.
He said, “Olaide led policemen to a church they had been keeping the human parts. A certain Prophet Dare Akinrosoye was also arrested.”
