Police warn native doctors to desist from aiding criminals with charms

The police in Ebonyi have warned native doctors against providing criminals with charms to perpetrate criminal activities in the state.

The spokesperson Loveth Odah who spoke on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said the command was committed to the protection of lives and property and urged native doctors in the state and country at large to steer clear of unlawful businesses.

Ms Odah also confirmed the discovery of the decomposed bodies of two young men in a shallow grave inside Uduku-Igbudu forest in Agubia, Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi.

The bodies, which were discovered on April 30 were said to have been victims of abduction and buried alive inside the forest by their abductors, including two native doctors, who have been arrested by the police.

According to the Ebonyi police, the deceased were blindfolded while ropes were tied to their necks when their decomposing bodies were exhumed by the police.

“We went to the forest with experts and the bodies have been exhumed and handed over to their relatives for burial and police investigation is at the concluding stage,” she said.

The spokesperson explained that the two native doctors allegedly abducted the two young men on April 12 to put pressure on their relatives to withdraw a case in court involving their boys.

“Yes, citizens have the right to belong to any religion but when it involves illegality, that will not be allowed.

“Avoid illegal businesses using religion, the police will arrest anyone doing that, even if the person is a native doctor,” Ms Odah said.