Photo: Four teenagers arrested in Akwa Ibom for alleged trading in human parts

4 teenagers were recently nabbed in Mbo State Local Government

Area of Akwa Ibom State when they went looking for a buyer of a human

skull in their possession.

The

Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, Delia

Nwawe, said the

suspects were arrested by officers of the Criminal Investigation

Department(CID) on receiving an alert from vigilant youths in the

area.

The alleged leader of the group, Emmanuel

Edet Ikot denied the accusation, claiming that he only stumbled on a human skull

while working at an uncompleted building for a man who had paid him to cut grasses.

"I was paid to cut grass and clean up an uncompleted building

by one man in Oron. As i was clearing the place i stumbled on a human

skull. I then rushed to inform my friends of what i found and in the

company of those my friends, we went to pick the human skull.After

picking it,we decided to sell it, but we did not know of any possible

buyer. So, it was suggested by one of us that we take it to a native

doctor in Mbo.The four of us went together,but on our way, we were held

by the youth leader of Mbo. After the skull was found on me, he called

the police to arrest us.That is why we are here. I have not sold human

parts before."

Ikot and

other suspects, Ubong Udong (18) from Oron, Bright Effiong Okon (19)

from Orukim in Mbo LGA and Okon Ita (20) also from Orukim have been in

police

custody and are waiting to be charged to court for trading in human

parts.

Photo: Four teenagers arrested in Akwa Ibom for alleged trading in human parts