The Nigerian Special Anti Robbery Squad has unearthed a gang that
specializes in the sale of human meat and body parts. The group told the
police that they make at least over $6000 by sale of human flesh,
including the body parts.
The arrests were carried out in Lagos, where the investigators
carried out an undercover operation to nab the culprits. The gang
collect dead bodies of road accident victims, corpses from hospital and
if they were in dire need, they would even kidnap people, the police
said.
The local daily, Vanguard, reported that
the gang members also used to engage in selling live humans to Witch
Doctors for human sacrifice that also involved eating of human flesh and
blood.
An accused detailing their exploits, however, told the police
that there were more profits to be earned from dead humans than alive
one. An accused confessed that live humans were sold for a mere $250,
while by the sale of human meat, along with various parts could bring
them at least over $6000.
The gang members would "use the blood for preparing ritualistic
concoctions. Similarly, the head, intestines, liver, heart, eyes, lips
and tongue were used for making pepper soup. The private parts of the
victims were used for preparing potions to increase once potency," the
daily reported.
The undercover agent during the operation was negotiating for the
head of a women, for which the gang was haggling for $200, when the
police raided the hideout. The police found several decomposed bodies
and body parts.
Earlier in February, the Nigerian police had shut down a local
hotel after it was found that the restaurant was serving human meat.
During the raid, the police found that human flesh was sold as an
expensive treat at the restaurant, while roasted human head was also
part of the menu.
The hotel owner and 10 others were arrested in this connection.
And the police recovered two heads wrapped up in a cover, besides
several clothes, guns and ammunition, reported the Osun Defender.
In the past, there have been several cases of cannibalism
reported in Nigeria, where largely owing to lack of education, people
fall prey to superstitious beliefs and practises.
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