16-year-old Boy Arrested For Allegedly Attempting To Exhume Corpse In Niger State

A 16-year-old boy identified as Lawal Abubakar of Kasuwan-Gwari in Minna has been arrested by men of the Niger State Police Command for allegedly attempting to exhume a body in Chanchaga cemetery.

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He was reportedly caught in the act on Saturday morning, May 21,

The spokesperson of the Niger State Police Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said on Monday, May 24: “At about 10.20am on Saturday, the police operatives attached to Chanchaga Division arrested one Lawali Abubakar, male, of Kasuwan-Gwari, Minna.

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“The suspect was arrested at Chanchaga cemetery when he allegedly attempted to exhume a body from a grave.”

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DSP Abiodun said the suspect confessed to having conspired with one Hamisu, currently at large, to get body parts and clothes from a body in the cemetery.

He said that the case was still under investigation.

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Abiodun said efforts to apprehend Hamisu were ongoing.

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