Police arrest herbalist and his accomplice with human body parts in Delta State

The herbalist revealed that the corpse found was that of his son who he dugged up.

Operatives of the Nigerian Police Command in Obiaruku, Delta State have arrested a herbalist, identified as Ike, alongside his accomplice whose name is unknown with human body parts.

According to news gathered, his accomplice identified as a fraudster was driving to a destination in Obiaruku around 5:20 pm on Friday when operatives of the police command flagged his vehicle.

The operatives were on a stop-and-search, when the suspect, who was supposed to park, zoomed off.

Noticing suspicious behaviour, the operatives chased down the vehicle in a hot chase and asked him to park so they can search his car.

During the course of searching his vehicle, the policemen found a note specifying the need for human parts.

“The instruction on the note was that the man should provide a human head, hand and leg,” an anonymous source said.

“After recovering the note, the policemen asked what he wanted to use the specified items for and out of fear, he said it was for something.”

“So, the policemen embarked on full investigation by visiting the Obiaruku Police Station to obtain a warrant to search his three-bedroom flat and while searching his house, they obtained another written note requesting the same items in the first written note that was found in his car.”

The source also revealed that the policemen detained the suspect after finding the notes in his vehicle and home.

In the course to unravel the mystery, the suspect led the policemen to the herbalist’s place. While searching the place, the policemen found a decomposing corpse beside a fish pond wrapped in nylon.

During interrogations with the herbalist, he revealed that the decomposing corpse was his child, which he had dug up from his grave.

“The herbalist used nylon to cover the corpse and since the corpse was close to the fish pond, nobody perceived the smell because of the odour around the fish pond.

“The policemen took the Yahoo boy and the herbalist to the station and they were transferred to the state command for further investigation.”