A 28-years old herbalist has been arrested for allegedly stealing a female corpse’s head and intestine at the Muslim cemetery, Oke Yidi, in Ede, Osun state.
Ismaila Adewuyi was arrested on Saturday, September 17, by men of the Nigerian hunters and forest security service.
Adewuyi, armed with charms stormed the cemetery in the early hours of Saturday. He then exhumed a corpse, cut the head, and brought out it’s intestines.
However, a member of the Hunters service who considers Adewuyi movements to be suspicious, accosted him while he was exiting the cemetery.
The hunter found the served corpse head and intestines in Adewuyi’s possession and handed him over to the police. An investigation is ongoing.