Police arrest two suspected ritualists with human skulls in Kaduna

Men of the Kaduna Police Command have arrested two suspected ritualists with human skulls at the Muslim graveyard in the Kudenden area of the Kaduna metropolis.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, ASP Mohammed Jalige, said the suspects were arrested following a tip-off from the community.

He, however, said the two suspects; 68-year old Abdulaziz Jimoh and 30-year-old Mohammed Isa would be charged to court on completion of Police investigations.

ASP Jalige said, “On the 23rd April 2021 at about 2130hrs, the command received a distress call through DPO Kakuri, Kaduna, that some people were sighted at the Muslim graveyard at Kudenden and were suspected to be carrying out a heinous act.

“On getting the report, Operatives were immediately dispatched to the area, where they succeeded in apprehending the following persons; (1) Abdulaziz Jimoh ‘M’ 68yrs of Zaki Close, Kabala West Kaduna, and (2) Mohammed Isa ‘M’ 30yrs of the same address. Recovered in the possession of the said persons were a hoe and some human skulls.

“Meanwhile, the investigation into the incident is ongoing and the suspects will be charged to court on completion of same.”

The command urged the public to avail it of prompt information on any suspicious person or group to enable it to carry out its activities of combating crime.