Why I deal In Human Head" - Nabbed Suspect Recounts Ordeal

A 38-year-old man,  Rasheed Alabi, has run into trouble for dealing in human head. Alabi was said to have exhumed a body and cut off the head. He told the police that he went into selling human heads in order to raise money to buy a motorcycle for commercial purpose. The suspect, who hails from  Igbogila in Ogun State, is being held in the custody of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS).



A police source said he was caught last December 14 while trying to sell the head of a dead man at about 10pm in his home town. Following a tip-off SARS operatives laid ambush and arrested him with the late man’s head.

The suspect said: “I had wanted to take the man’s head to a native doctor for ritual purposes, but my friend, Muyi, told me that I could get someone to buy it for N15,000, adding that if I could get at least 10 heads, I would solve my financial problem and feed my family well.
“I knew the man before he died. There was a small boy who bought the farm where he was buried. I was told that he became rich through selling human heads and I became interested. Unfortunately I was arrested.”

The command’s spokesperson, Ken Nwosu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), confirmed the incident.