A mortuary attendant who stole a human skull in Ibadan has found himself in very serious trouble with the law.
File photo: A mortuary
Mr Muritala Raimi, a 57-year old mortuary attendant, has been
remanded in Agodi, Ibadan prison for allegedly stealing a human skull
from the mortuary of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
The Nation reports that an Iyaganku Magistrate Court in Ibadan remanded Raimi after he failed to meet his bail conditions.
The accused was arraigned on a two-count charge of stealing and misconduct.
Though the court granted him bail in the sum of N200,000 with two
sureties in the like sum and one of the sureties must be a member of the
family, Raimi could not meet his bail conditions.
He was arrested after allegedly decapitating the remains of an unknown deceased.
Raimi, it was learnt, concealed the decapitated head in a bag but
was caught on his way out. He allegedly tried to escape after realizing
the game was up but was arrested by the police.
The accused was taken to Yemetu Police Station, Ibadan.
When he appeared before Magistrate Akanni Monsurat in court 4, Raimi pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the two-count charge.
The charge sheet read in part: “That you Muritala Raimi, aged
57, on the 15th March, 2017 at about 05: 30pm at UCH Ibadan in Ibadan
magisterial district did steal human skull inside UCH mortuary and
thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 3
of the criminal code cap 38 vol. 11 laws of Oyo State of Nigeria”.
“That you Muritala Raimi on the same date, place in the
aforementioned magisterial district did misconduct with regard to corpse
by decapitating a corpse deposited at UCH mortuary and thereby
committed an offence contrary to and punishable under section 242 of the
criminal code cap 38, vol. 11 laws of Oyo State”.
Hearing was adjourned to May 15, 2017.