The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger on Saturday paraded three suspects, who were allegedly caught with a human head.

Commandant of NSCDC in the state, Philip Ayuba told newsmen in Minna that the suspects were nabbed in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.

He said that the suspects aged 34, 35 and 24 are all
natives of Ekpa village in Mokwa.

“I invited you here to see three suspects that we
arrested on the ground of possession of a human
head.

“After we arrested them, they confessed to us that
they own the human head,’’ he said.

Ayuba said the suspects were arrested on Thursday
while negotiating the sale of the head in Mokwa.

“Our personnel pretended to be bargaining with
them on how much to pay before they were
arrested,’’ he said.

The principal suspect told journalists that his brother had invited him to his house to see the human head and assist in getting a buyer.

“I looked for a buyer for five months. So, when I
approached one Isah to buy the head, he agreed and said that he has a buyer in Mokwa.

“When the buyer came, we started negotiating the
price with him and it was in that process that we
were arrested,’’ he said.

Another suspect claimed that the head belonged to a decomposing female corpse which was found during a hunting expedition.

“Two of us decided in the bush that we will sell the
head to scientists and make money,’’ he said.