The Katsina State Police
Command have arrested 80-year-old herbalist, Ussaini Musa, and two others for
allegedly plucking out the eyes of a police sergeant in Jos, Plateau State, as
part of items to make an invincible jacket.
The state Commissioner of
Police, Muhammadu Wakili, 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 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.
Wakili said the suspects
plucked out the eyes of the sergeant before killing him.
The suspects allegedly told
the herbalist that they wanted the invincible jacket to enter a house where
huge sums of money were kept.
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 CP said, “The suspects
have confessed to the crime, each stating the roles he played. They will be
arraigned immediately investigation is completed.
“The victim’s eyes were
among exhibits recovered from the suspects.”
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