Oyo State Police Command has arrested a
trader identified as Emmanuel Egbu , for
allegedly eating human excreta with bread .
It was gathered that Egbu , who
has a shop at the Sango area of Ibadan ,
the Oyo State capital, was caught by some
persons around 12 noon on Saturday.
This caused traffic snarl as many people
thronged the place to have a glimpse of
the bizarre situation .
Eating human excreta is said to be the
hallmark of Internet fraudsters, who also
combine money rituals with cyber fraud.
Egbu , who has a thriving cosmetics shop
where he sells Brazilian hair , was said to
have been caught eating human excreta
and bread . Those who caught him with
the weird food combination were said to
have raised the alarm, which attracted a
huge crowd .
The trader , who is said to have bought a
house and rebuilt it around the same area ,
was however rescued before he could be
lynched . He was taken to the Sango Police
Station .
The Police Public Relations Officer in Oyo
State , Mr Olugbenga Fadeyi , when
contacted told our correspondent that
Egbu was in police custody.
He said the Divisional Police Officer in
charge of Sango Police Station had begun
investigation into the incident .
The PPRO said , “ The DPO told me that
some people rescued the man from those
who accused him of eating excreta and
bread . They said they found some excreta
which he packed inside a nylon bag . He
was caught and taken to the police station
“ The DPO has taken over the case and the
man is already in custody . He has begun
investigation into the case and samples of
what was found on him would be sent for
laboratory analysis .
“ He has taken the man ’s statement also ,
and after the investigation at that level ,
the case will be sent to the State Criminal
investigation Department at Iyaganku for
further investigation . Investigation will
reveal if he is involved in money ritual or
not .”
