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By Christopher Oji
The people of Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State were thrown into confusion, yesterday, as a man was caught conveying a human body in a wheelbarrow.
The community claimed that the suspect might be using the human meat to make suya, warning people to be wary of how and where they buy suya. The video clip of the suspect has been trending on social media.
An indigene of the community, Egobudike Okafor, said “we are still in shock over the sad development. What would that man be doing with human flesh? The meat is that of human being, meaning that it was not for ritual purpose, but for suya. It is either the man is using it for suya or supplying someone preparing suya.
John Nwaizu said the man was seen early in the morning in a suspicious manner, and a police patrol team was contacted. He said the police arrived on time and picked him away. What they discovered with the man was human flesh in a wheelbarrow.
“We think that the human flesh was for suya. We have told our people to stop eating suya for the mean time. We are appealing to the police to fish out the syndicate and to reveal the identity of the person that was killed and dissected like a goat.”
A policeman who spoke on condition of anonymity said: “Our men are interrogating the man. According to the man, he picked the body on the road. He claimed that the deceased was killed by a hit-and-run driver. But the questions are: why did he pick the body? Where was he taking it to and for what purpose? These are the questions we have to ask him and I believe that my colleagues are doing wonderfully well in their interrogation.
“Some claimed that he was using it for suya or supplying suya sellers; we shall soon answer all the questions and allegations raised.”
However, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, said: “Yes, there is a case of a man who was arrested in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha-South Local Government Area of the state. He is presently facing interrogation. However, he has so far confessed that he picked the scattered body on the road, thinking that it was that of a cow killed by a vehicle. Well, so far, the suspect took our men to the road where he picked the scattered body. It has been proved that he picked the body of the victim whom we believed was knocked down by a hit-and-run vehicle.”
