Crime
Police Make Shocking Human Skull Ritual Arrest in Niger State
Human Skull Ritual Arrest in Niger: Police apprehend five suspects with a human skull intended for money rituals; investigation reveals shocking two-year-old plot
Human Skull Ritual Arrest has shaken residents of Niger State as police operatives uncovered a chilling scheme involving five suspects and a human skull in Bida town.
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According to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Wasiu Abiodun, the suspects were arrested in a hotel on July 19 following credible intelligence.
The skull was traced back to Ahmadu Jiya, who admitted exhuming the remains of his maternal grandmother, aged over 90, in a desperate attempt to settle debts of over ₦2 million.
He claimed a herbalist, Ndache, instructed him to obtain a human head—dead or alive—for a money ritual.
Jiya later backed out and kept the skull hidden for two years until his friend, Muhammed Adamu, returned with another associate, Abubakar Mohammed, offering ₦100,000.
They paid ₦40,000 upfront and took the skull to another herbalist, Malam Ali Mohammed, who charged ₦500,000 for a ritual involving a drum and the skull.
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When the ritual failed, they demanded a refund and were lured to a hotel where police arrested them all. Authorities have launched a discreet investigation into the disturbing case.
Police dismiss officers Anthony Obodo case has been confirmed as the Rivers State Police Command dismissed three of its officers linked to the killing of a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate, Anthony Obodo.
The State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adepoju, disclosed this on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, while parading the three officers before journalists in Port Harcourt.
According to the command, the officers were linked to the incident that occurred last Thursday along Ada George in Port Harcourt, where Obodo was shot dead.
A member of the team, an inspector who fled after the shooting, has been declared a deserter.
CP Adepoju stated that the three arrested officers were subjected to an orderly room trial. Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of their culpability, they have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court.
“I am here to provide updates on some serious incidents recently recorded in the state, including the investigation into the death of one Anthony A. Obodo… Following the conclusion of the investigation and the establishment of the culpability of the officers involved… the officers being paraded today have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force and will be charged to court,” Adepoju said.
The commissioner noted that he understood the concerns of Obodo’s family and members of the public, adding that the Command has taken appropriate disciplinary action against the police personnel involved.
Obodo, a graduate of the University of Port Harcourt who was reportedly awaiting his NYSC call-up letter, was shot during a police pursuit.
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