Cemetery Worker Arrested with 5 Human Skulls: Details and Eyewitness Accounts Emerge

• Local security operatives arrested a cemetery worker and two accomplices in Agege, Lagos, after discovering five human skulls in their possession
• The suspects were intercepted with a suspicious bag at the cemetery fence, reportedly placed on a fence
• The incident marks the second time the cemetery worker has faced allegations of trafficking human remains

Agege, Lagos state - Local security operatives apprehended a cemetery worker and two accomplices on Sunday, October 27, with five human skulls in their possession.

The arrests took place at the Murikaz area of the Agege cemetery. Upon visiting the Isokoko Police Station where the suspects were held, the Nigeria News Agency (NAN) confirmed that police authorities had taken swift action and pledged a broader crackdown.

The case is slated for transfer to the State Investigation Department, signalling further investigations.

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Isiaka Amosu, an eyewitness, reported that the cemetery worker, identified as Ismaila, had been working with other suspects to harvest body parts in the cemetery.

Local security operatives in the community apprehended the suspects after noticing a suspicious person on a fence behind the cemetery. Intrigued by the bag, they decided to observe who would come to collect it.

“After a few minutes, they observed two men who came to pick up the bag,” he said.

Amosu said the suspects were confronted and asked to present their bags.

He stated that the suspects confessed to receiving help from the cemetery worker, who allegedly collaborated with them for financial profit.

According to an eyewitness, the suspect was caught about six months ago with a human head.

Community fights over allocation of cemetery

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a crisis is said to be rocking the Muslim community of the Yolan Bayara area over the allocation of 470 hectares of land to the Christian community of a Christian cemetery.

Daily Trust reports that the Muslim community while claiming the land, filed a petition against the Bauchi State Government's action on the matter.

The petition, dated January 10, was addressed to the Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed, through the secretary to the state government.

Source: Legit.ng