Man kills friend, harvests liver, other vital organs for N1.5m

The Imo State Police Command has paraded a 29-year-old man identified as Emeka Egbuaba for allegedly killing his friend, Sixtus Ezebudo and harvesting the body parts for ritual purposes.

Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Henry Okoye, who disclosed this said that after killing Ezebudo, the suspect harvested and sold his vital organs to some ritualists.

Parading the suspect before journalists, the Command said he was an indigene of Ihitte-Owerre community in Orlu Local Government Area of the State.

A statement by Okoye said; “Intelligence led investigation and sustained follow-up to a case that was initially reported as a Missing Person led to the arrest of the 29-year-old male, Emeka Egbuaba by Operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit in his criminal hideout in Lagos State.

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“On interrogation, the suspect confessed that on 10/05/2023 at about 1630hrs, he lured the said victim to an uncompleted building in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, killed him, and thereafter harvested his vital body organs like the liver, lungs, kidney, heart, and private part, abandoned his corpse at the scene and escaped to Lagos State with the harvested body parts to sell for ritual purpose.”

The Command further said in the statement that; “The remains of the already decomposed body have since been recovered. We intend to carry out further DNA confirmatory tests on it. The suspect is here to interact with you.

“This is not a crime of passion but a clear deliberate and premeditated murder. The case will be charged to court upon completion of a diligent investigation.”

Answering a question posed to him by journalists, the suspect acknowledged the crime, and said after harvesting his late friend’s vital organs that included the penis, liver, kidney, and heart and penis, he sold them for N1.5 million to the buyers.