An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded two men Samuel Idowu and Stephen Abraham for allegedly being in possession of human parts.
Magistrate Ibrahim Dasuki who ordered the remand of the accused at Okekura Prison Yard in Ilorin adjourned the case till January 3 for further mention.
The prosecutor Folorunsho Zacchaeus had told the court that the accused were arrested on December 12 at Sinkini Compound, Ilorin, following a tip-off from one Obanla Bakare that the accused were dealing in human parts.
Mr Folorunsho said investigations revealed that the accused persons remove human bones from graves and use them for charms.
He also said some pieces of human bones were recovered from the homes of the accused.
The prosecutor added that the accused were arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal conspiracy, unlawful opening of a grave and being in possession of human parts.
The offences, Folorunsho said, contravened Sections 97, 4 and 2 of the Kwara State Prohibition of Dealing in Human Parts Law of 2018.
He prayed the court to remand the accused in prison custody as investigation was ongoing.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges.
