Native Doctor Arrested With Human Skulls In Delta (Photo)

The suspect, Godfrey Akpudje

A 60-year-old native doctor, Godfrey Akpudje has been arrested by operatives of the Delta state police after he was found with two human skulls.

A statement released by the acting public relations officer of the command, DSP Bringt Edafe, says on June 24, a 35-year-old man Ejiro Okoro reported that his sister (Name withheld) aged 65yrs who died sometime in 2019 and was buried at Ekpan Ovu,  that the corpse was exhumed by unknown person.

''On the strength of this report, the DPO Isiokolo Division swung into action, and detailed police detectives to investigate. During the course of investigation, information gathered through intelligence revealed that, it was one  Godfrey Akpudje ‘m’ 60yrs who happens to be a native doctor that exhumed the corpse, and removed the skull, he was immediately arrested and two human skulls were recovered from him.''Edafe said

 He claimed he got one of the human skull from Osun state from a native doctor who is now late, investigation is ongoing.