The Lagos State Police Command has
arrested Gazali Akewadola, a self-proclaimed Islamic cleric and native doctor,
for selling human parts.
The 60-year-old suspect was also
accused of killing people and using their parts for ritual purposes.
The police added that Akewadola was a
member of the gang that was recently arrested for exhuming corpses and selling
their parts.
It was reported on May 22, 2013 that the police arrested five
members of a syndicate- Jamiu Adeleke, Ajibade Rafiu, Fatai Akiwowo, Kazeem
Sanni and Agboola Kolawole – for selling human parts in Owode, Ogun State.
According to Police authorities,
Akewadola was nabbed after the five suspects that were initially arrested made
confessional statements and led policemen to his hideout.
Akewadola, who is presently in
custody of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, said he joined the illegitimate
business because he needed the money to take care of his eight children.
He said, “I am an Islamic teacher and
a cleric and I own an Islamic school in Owode, Yewa. I am also married with
eight lovely children.
“I am also a native doctor. I cure
people of ailments and help those who want to become rich quick. I use human
parts to prepare charms and concoctions for them.”
When
asked if he could sell the parts of his children, he said, “God forbid! I do
ritual because the money I make from sales is used for the well-being of my
children. Also, if I had killed my children and sold them, it could have
aroused suspicion and my relations might expose me but if the people I use for
the ritual are brought from far away, it is safer for me and my business.”
The native of Owode Yewa, Ogun State,
said he initially started buying heads from Sanni at the cost of N3,000 but
Sanni later increased the price to N8,000.
He said after sometime, he discovered
that this was not lucrative and then decided to start buying human beings and
then dismembering the corpses which he would use for various purposes.
He
confessed that he ate some of the parts while the other parts were used in
making charms for his customers.
He said a full live human being cost
between N30, 000 and N40, 000.
He said, “It is cheaper to buy a live
human. You get a lot of parts from it and it is more powerful because the
efficacy of the charm or concoction you prepared with fresh parts cannot be
compared with the ones you prepared with parts you got from the grave.
“For instance, a live human being
will give you blood. There is charm you can prepare with it. The same body will
give you hairs from private parts, head and moustache. You can also cut out
private parts. Each part of human being is useful. Even the meat and intestine,
liver, heart, eyes, lips, tongues can be used for pepper soup.
“If you buy full human being for N30,
000 or N40, 000 and dismember it, you can end up getting N100, 000 or more
because you get more than ten parts and can yield good money.”
When asked why he ate human parts, he
said, “It tastes so good and better than animal meat especially when taken with
hot drink, or wine or beer but the most essence of eating it is to assure those
who patronise us that it is eatable and sweet, and of spiritual and physical
benefits. It can cure serious illness and can make one get rich quick.”
The suspect, who was not remorseful
for his crime, said his only regret was that he had not become as rich as he
wanted to be.
He feared that following his arrest,
he would die a pauper.
“My regret is that I did not become
rich even after selling human parts. I even found it difficult to feed my
family sometimes,” he said.
Deputy Police Public Relations
Officer, Damasus Ozoani, could not be reached because his telephone lines were
switched off.
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"My regret is that I could not become rich even after selling humman parts".This shows that prosperity can only come from God and no such thing as RITUAL MONEY.
ReplyDeleteNa wa OooOoOoooooo were we dey go mi pple?
ReplyDeleteThis man is a cannibal. He should first have his heAd examined. He showed no remose
ReplyDeleteOne of his child shuld also b cooked for him let see hw he will feel about it.dis wrld hmmm may God help us,dat man shuld b killed slowly so he can feel d pains.jux imagin d way he is even talkin witout any feelings.God pls help us.
ReplyDeleteThere are times I try to defend my country but when I hear this kind of news I tell people I am Ghanaian
ReplyDeleteMeaning things like don't happen in Ghana? I don't believe U. Well, we can start by cooking his parts for him as his last meals on earth, limb by limb.
ReplyDeletePls, cut 1 of his legs απϑ cook it 4 him †̥ eat.ds man deserve †̥ ßƺ killed slowly,nt by hanging or shooting rather disassembling his body part by part
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