Human Skull Dealer Bags 6-year Jail Term In Ibadan

A human skull dealer, Mr. Saheed Musiliu, 37, has been sentenced to six years imprisonment with hard labour.

The judgement was delivered at the Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Iya‎ganku, Oyo State, presided over by the Chief magistrate, Mrs. Durosaro Tijani.



It will be called that Musiliu was caught with one human skull on January 15th, 2017 and later arraigned in court eight days later after investigation by the police.
The accused was arraigned in a case with suit no: MI/88/2017 on a two-count charge bothering on unlawful possession of human skull.

The accussed pleaded guilty to the charges but prayed the court to show him mercy.
The trial magistrate had adjourned the case on January 23, 2017 as a result of the failure of the prosecutors to present the exhibits and evidences in court.

At the resumed hearing on Monday, the prosecutor, Inspector Amos Adewale told the court that on the 15th day of January, 2017 at about 1:30am at Onibuke Zone 1, Aba Alfa Area of Olomi Ibadan in the Ibadan Magisterial District, the accused did unlawfully had in his possession a human skull which investigation confirmed to be the head of the corpse of one Tajudeen Akanbi, which he had interfered with where the deceased was interned.

The deceased was said to be 62years old as at the time of his death
According to the prosecutor who presented the skull as one of the four exhibits in court, the offences contravened sections 329A and 242(1)(b), Criminal Code Cap 38, Vol. II, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria 2000.
The prosecutor also presented one witness to testify against the accused.
The witness, who is the Investigating Police Officer (IPO) in charge of the case, Inspector Augustin Ihire, told the court that‎ the accused led him to the deceased family’s house at Olomi, where he chopped off the deceased’s head.

Before giving her ruling, the presiding magistrate asked the accused to tell the court what he wanted the court to do for him with all the evidences and exhibits presented against him.
The Magistrate also challenged the accused to tell the court why he should be favoured after all the argument and evidences that he was actually caught with a human skull and also that he had been caught before with human body parts.
Magistrate Tijani then sentenced the accused to 2 years for the first court charge of illegal possession of human skull and another 4 years for the second count charge which has to do with interference ‎with a corpse.
The Court held that the sentence was without option of fine, but the accused reserves the right to appeal the judgement.