A severed hand of an unidentified young lady was found lifeless on the ground by spare parts dealers in Borno State.
The lifeless hand was found at the post office area of Maiduguri on Monday, causing tension among residents.
The body from which the hand was detached has not been found as of press time.
The shocked spare parts dealers reported raised alarm when they arrived at the old Bank of the north area in the morning screaming that the hand looked like that of a woman.
Some traders in the area stated that the assailants did not perpetrate the evil nearby because they did not hear the cry of the victim even though they slept there.
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A source said, “They must have slaughtered her in a far location but came to dumb her hand in front of our shops to divert the attention of people and the security agents from the crime scene”
Men of the Dandal division of the Nigerian Police Borno Command quickly rushed to the area and picked the lifeless hand pending forensic investigation.
Attempts to get the police spokesman, Shatambaya was futile as at the time of filling this report as his phone was not reachable but a top cop in the Borno police command said they will need time to unravel the owner of the hand by locating the body if it has not been torn into pieces and buried.
Ritual killings used to be common sights during the general election in Nigeria as politicians’ source of power using spiritual means.
These rituals involve the use of vital body organs like the breasts of both sexes, heart, liver, private parts and any other parts declared wanted by the makers of their good luck or success charms.