3 Arrested With Container Of Fresh Human Blood On Way To Native Doctor For Money Rituals

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

Police operatives from the Delta State Command have arrested three suspected ritualists with a container of fresh human blood from many victims on their way to the native doctor for money ritual purposes.

P. M.EXPRESS reports as disclosed by the Delta State Police Public Relation Officer, DSP Edafe Bright. He confirmed that the suspects are Police custody undergoing interrogation.

He said on the 28th June, 2021, at about 1145hrs, Dragon Patrol Team 31 while on stop and search duty at Nsukwa Junction along Ogwashi-Uku/Kwale Road, intercepted a commuter Toyota Sienna bus travelling from Asaba to Kwale town in Delta State.

All the passengers were asked to submit themselves for routine search. During the search, three suspects were found with a container filled with fresh human blood. 

The three suspects namely Monday Nwite ‘m’ 27 Madabuchi Nweke ‘m’ 26 and Nwite Sunday ‘m’ 21, all of Ebenta village in Ohaukwu LGA, Ebonyi State, were immediately arrested.

DSP Bright said during interrogation the suspects confessed to have murdered some unknown persons in Ebonyi State and were on their way with the murdered person’s blood to a native doctor, whose identity is unknown for now but resides in Kwale. They were taking the blood to the said native doctor for rituals purposes. One rosary necklace tied with charms was also recovered from them. 

He said investigation is ongoing to identify the victims and know the number of people murdered in the process.