Abia State Police Command has clarified that no shaved human hair was found inside the pot recovered from the room of an arrested barber in the state.

The barber, simply identified as Emeka, was arrested last week by police officers, during which a fetish pot was recovered from him.

However, the command explained that only a native pot, carved images and other suspected fetish items were found in the barber’s room during a search of his residence, and not human hair as was erroneously reported.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Abia State Police Command, DSP Maureen Chinaka, stated this over the weekend while responding to enquiries from DAILY POST about the incident.

According to the police spokesperson, a report of threat to life was lodged against the suspect, Emeka, by an individual, prompting the police to begin an investigation into the petition.

DSP Chinaka said that during a search of the barber’s home, a pot and some other items were found in his room, but maintained that no human hair was among the recovered items.

According to the police spokesperson, the suspect confessed that the carved images found in his house represented the ancestors he worships as a practitioner of traditional religion.

She downplayed the sensation generated by reports claiming that human hair was recovered, urging the Abia public to disregard them.

“No shaved human hair was found inside the pot. Nothing like that.

“When he was asked about the carved images found in his house, he said they represented his ancestors, saying those were the representatives of the ancestors he worships.

“Investigations are ongoing, but the truth is that no shaved human hair was found in the house. Content creators and bloggers are looking for followers,” DSP Maureen Chinaka said.

A staff of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, has been electrocuted while repairing a fault on an electricity pole opposite the Federal Polytechnic Satellite Campus in Ado Ekiti, over the weekend.

This is the second incident in the area since 2012, when a staff under the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, Samuel Isaac was electrocuted while also on duty.

According to report, the incident occurred opposite the Federal Polytechnic Satellite Campus, where the BEDC staff was working to restore power to residents in the area following a disruption.

According to eyewitnesses, the man was on top of the electric pole when he suddenly became weak and appeared disoriented.

His fellow BEDC staff were the first to assist him before operatives of the Ekiti State Fire and Emergency Service arrived to help bring him down from the pole Geographic Reference

He was thereafter rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.

Hospital sources confirmed that he later died while receiving treatment.

More than 60 suspected bandits, including a notorious kingpin identified as Idi Abasu Aiki, were reportedly killed during an intelligence-led security operation in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, following what authorities described as a planned reprisal attack on communities in the area.

The development was reported by security analyst Zagazola Makama.

According to the report, the operation was carried out by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, with support from members of the Katsina State Community Vigilantes and specially trained local hunters.

Makama reported that the operation targeted more than 200 armed bandits allegedly led by Idi Abasu Aiki, who was said to be linked to several attacks across Katsina and Zamfara States.

According Makama, the gunmen stormed Guga village in Bakori Local Government Area with the alleged intention of attacking communities accused of supporting local security groups involved in protecting nearby villages.

“Over 200 armed bandits led by kingpin Idi Abasu Aiki stormed Guga village in Bakori LGA of Katsina State. Assisted by several bandits from the Ado Aleru band in Zamfara State, the bandits were out to attack communities they believed had been supporting Community Watch Corps protecting the surrounding villages,” Makama said.

The report stated that the planned attack was allegedly intended as retaliation for an earlier confrontation in Dawan Laila village, where local hunters reportedly inflicted heavy losses on the armed group.

“Unknown to the bandits, the DSS had water-tight intelligence plans. The over 200 armed bandits literally walked into a trap. Over 60 of them, including Idi Abasu Aiki and 14 of their top commanders, didn’t come out of that trap alive,” Makama added.

Makama further reported that four members of the Katsina State Community Vigilantes and local hunters supporting the operation were also killed during the confrontation.

According to the report, security operatives later conducted clearance operations in the area, recovering weapons and other items abandoned during the operation.