(Umuahia barber. Photo by Daily Post)
Men from the Abia State Police Command have apprehended a barber named Emeka after discovering a clay pot filled with human hairs inside his one-room Umuahia flat.
The barber, who was reportedly well-liked in Umuahia for his fashionable barbing techniques, was taken into custody on Tuesday when his neighbor.
Mr. Johnson Ikenga, complained to the police that Emeka was intimidating him.
A barber has been arrested in Abia State after a pot filled with human hair and other fetish items was discovered in his house.
A search was reportedly conducted by policemen in the suspect’s house during the arrest, leading to the discovery of the pot filled with human hair and other fetish items.
When interrogated, the barber confessed that the pot belonged to him but could not explain what he used the items for or where he sourced the hairs.
However, many residents have alleged that the hairs found inside the pot may have belonged to customers who patronised the suspect.
An official statement on the matter is still being awaited from the Abia State Police Command, but the suspect has since been taken away by officers from the Central Police Station, Umuahia, for further investigation.
Barber arrested in Umuahia, Abia state for allegedly gathering hair strands of his customers and sacrificing them to a secret shrine found inside his one room apartment. pic.twitter.com/xCN9A0dXfq
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