A herbalist, Edem Bassey Otu, who
was arrested with two human skulls while allegedly preparing some cultists for
an outing, has said the police have no right arresting him because of the
skulls they found in his shrine, stressing that the objects were left behind by
his father, who died some eight years ago.
Bassey, who was paraded before
journalists at the Cross River state Police Command on Wednesday, said he is a
herbalist who treats people with different ailments and that he learnt the
trade from his late father.
“I am a herbalist and I heal
people of different sickness. I have my license to operate as a herbalist.
Somebody ran in front of my house and the Police came to my house to arrest me.
They have no right because I have been using these skulls for my job since my
father left them for me some eight years ago,” he said.
Briefing journalists on how the
suspect was arrested, the state Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa,
said the command had received a distress call from an unknown number that some
group of cultists were undergoing a fortification ritual and they immediately
swung into action.
Inuwa said, “On 27th June 2018 at
about 1400hrs, we received a distress call from an unknown number that some
group of cultists were undergoing a fortification ritual.
“Anti-cultism/kidnapping squad
swung into action and arrested one Otu Edem Bassey of 12b Etim Edem Street
while others took to their heels.
“Items recovered from Bassey
include two human skulls, charms and other items used for incantation.”
The Commissioner, however, said
the suspect would be charged to court after investigations have been concluded.
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