Man caught with severed human hand in Lagos

The police command in Lagos has arrested a man, Samson Onilewaji, 21, after he was found with body parts, firearms, and stolen items during a stop-and-search along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. 
The command’s spokesperson, Abimbola Adebisi, said the suspect was intercepted in an unregistered commercial shuttle bus carrying six occupants. 
She said a search of the vehicle and its occupants led to the recovery of a suspected human right hand, two locally made pistols, one live cartridge, two axes, a point-of-sale terminal, and five ATM cards from the suspect. 
“During a search of the vehicle and its occupants, the suspect, identified as Samson Onilewaji, ‘M’, aged 21 years, was found in possession of a suspected human right hand, two locally made pistols, one live cartridge, two axes, one POS terminal machine, and five ATM cards,” the police command said in a statement on Friday, June 26. 
Ms Adebisi said the suspect confessed after recently robbing three individuals of their personal belongings, including the recovered POS terminal and ATM cards. 
She added that efforts were ongoing to identify and contact the victims to return their recovered belongings. 
“Investigation is also ongoing to ascertain the identity of the owner of the recovered suspected human hand, the circumstances surrounding its possession, and its intended use,” the officer added.