We bought human skulls for R1,980: herbalists

26 August 2014 - 13:48 By Times LIVE
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Human skull. File photo.
Human skull. File photo.
Image: Gonzo Carles

Two herbalists have been arrested for allegedly buying and selling human skulls in Nigeria.

According to www.punchng.com, police in Lagos arrested Muritala Mustapha and Sunday Oluyeba after a tip-off.

Police said 42-year-old Mustapha was caught with two human heads in his house, confessing to have obtained them from his friend, Oluyeba.

After his arrest Oluyeba, 44, said that he got the skulls from another herbalist who is still at large.

The men say they bought the human skulls for N30,000 (equivalent to R1,978.85) and used them to treat their patients.

Mustapha said the human parts could be used for the treatment of pregnant women having delivery problems.

“I normally used the skulls to treat pregnant women who had [a] problem with child delivery. We would grind these parts and mix them with some soap. That was all. On this particular occasion, I did not know I was being followed by a police informant. It was at the point of another purchase that they arrested me.”

Oluyeba, however, claimed to have bought the human parts for a friend and not for his own personal use.

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