Man remanded for buying, selling human parts

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded one Taiwo Saka accused of dealing in human parts. The police charged Saka with criminal conspiracy and trading in human parts. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Magistrate, Mr. Mohammed Ndakene, ordered that the accused be remanded at the Oke-Kura Prison, Ilorin, pending the […]

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded one Taiwo Saka accused of dealing in human parts.

The police charged Saka with criminal conspiracy and trading in human parts. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The Magistrate, Mr. Mohammed Ndakene, ordered that the accused be remanded at the Oke-Kura Prison, Ilorin, pending the completion of police investigation and adjourned the case to June 17, for further mention.

The Prosecutor, Insp. Isaac Yakub, had told the court that the incident act occurred at Adeta area of Ilorin.

He said the accused was arrested in Lagos State after an intensive search by the police.

Yakub alleged that Saka sold human parts to one Azeez Yakub who was now standing trial before the Kwara High Court for being caught with 11 human skulls.

The prosecutor said the offences contravened Section 97 of the Penal Code Law and Section 12 of the Kwara State Prohibition of Dealing in Human Parts Law, 2018. (NAN)