Police in the western province of Zamfara state in northwestern Nigeria have arrested four people allegedly involved in cannibalism and human trafficking, a rare occurrence in the area.
State police commissioner Ayuba Elkanah told reporters in the capital Gusau on Thursday that the suspects had been arrested after detectives found the body in an unfinished building and that some parts of the body had been removed. of the disappearance of a nine-year-old boy.
The suspects, including two men and two boys, were arrested last week, and the rest of the gang are still wanted.
Involvement in the sale of human organs and meat consumption is not uncommon in Zamfara state. But it is one of the areas of Nigeria most affected by the wave of killings and kidnappings for ransom and armed gangs as authorities face criticism for failing to respond to the violence.
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