Suspected ritualist, Lucien Tusume
The Lagos state police command has nabbed a 45 – year – old suspected ritualist with a human skull and he revealed that he sells them for N 1 million each.
The suspect , Identified as Lucien Tusume, was arrested at Iraye village in Sagamu area of Ogun State, following intelligence report.
Explaining the circumstance that led to Tusume’ s arrest, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer , Olarinde Famous- Cole, said some policemen , who disguised as buyers, contacted the suspect for a human skull .
The suspect readily agreed to sell a dried skull for N 150 , 000 to the undercover operatives , but the officers bargained for N 81 , 000 which he accepted.
The suspect later took the dried human skull to the ‘ buyers ’ , and he was subsequently arrested after payment was made to him.
During interrogation , the suspect disclosed that the dried skulls were sold between N 80 , 000 and N 120 , 000 , adding that fresh human skulls were more expensive. He said :
“ I SELL FRESH SKULL FOR N 1 MILLION . ”
The suspect , according to Famous- Cole, had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department , Yaba, where investigation will be made on how and where he got the human skulls.
Source : Vanguard