Three held with human blood in Delta

By Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba

Police in Delta have arrested  two brothers and an alleged accomplice with a container filled with fresh human blood during a stop and search operation at Nsukwa Junction along Ogwashi- Uku-Kwale Road, Aniocha South council area.

Spokesman Bright Edafe said yesterday in a statement that  the suspects were arrested after their bus travelling from Asaba to Kwale were intercepted by a police team and upon a search of all passengers three were found with human blood.

The police named suspects as Nwite, 27, Madabuchi Nweke, 26, and Nwite Sunday, 21.

Edafe said the suspects confessed to have murdered an unknown person in Ebonyi State and were on their way to deliver the blood to a fetish priest in Kwale, Ndokwa West council.

According to the police, the suspects said the container of blood was for ritual purposes, adding that a rosary tied with charms was recovered from the suspects.

Part of the statement reads, “On the 28/6/2021 at about 1145hrs, Dragon Patrol team (31) while on stop and search duty at Nsukwa junction along Ogwashi-Uku/Kwale road intercepted a commuter sienna bus travelling from Asaba to Kwale, all passengers were asked to submit themselves for search, during the search three suspects were found with a container filled with fresh human blood, the three suspects namely Monday Nwite ‘m’ 27yrs, Madabuchi Nweke ‘m’ 26yrs and Nwite Sunday ‘m’ 21yrs all of Ebenta village in Ohaukwu LGA, Ebonyi State were immediately arrested.

“During interrogation the suspects confessed to have murdered some unknown persons in Ebonyi State and were on their way with the murdered person’s blood to a native doctor whose identity is unknown for now but resides in Kwale.

“They were taking the blood to the said native doctor  for rituals purposes. One rosary necklace tied with charms was also recovered from them . Investigation is ongoing.”