Police Officer’s Eyes Removed For Rituals, Herbalist, Two Others Apprehended

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An 80-year-old herbalist, Ussaini Musa, and two others have been arrested by Katsina State Police Command over an alleged plucking out of the eyes of a police sergeant in Jos, Plateau State, as part of items to make an invincible jacket.

Mr. Muhammadu Wakili, the Commissioner of Police of the state, during a press conference on Wednesday identified the other suspects as Abubakar Sani, 35 and Abubakar Muhammed, 28.

It was learnt that while Sani resided in Katsina, Muhammed and Musa were based in Jos.

The Police Commissioner said the victim, Sergeant Umana Ishaya, a mobile policeman on special duty at Operation Safe Haven, Jos, was in mufti when the incident happened.

According to CP Wakili, the sergeant's were plucked out before they killed him.

The Police further disclosed that the suspects allegedly told the herbalist that they wanted the invincible jacket to enter a house where huge sums of money were kept.

Among the requirements for the invicible jacket, the herbalist reportedly told them to get the eyes of a human being who was alive as part of items to make the jacket.

The Commissioner of Police further said, “The suspects have confessed to the crime, each stating the roles he played. They will be arraigned accordingly, immediately Police completes it's investigation.

The DAILY POST reports that, “The victim’s eyes were among exhibits recovered from the suspects.”

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