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A 19-year old man was on Thursday arrested with fresh human part at a healing home in Awka, Anambra State.

The suspect, Sunday Owo, a native of Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi state, was nabbed with the pubic region of a 4-year old boy, including his penis and fingers.

The suspect, who was also found with a blood-filled bottle, confessed that he was asked by one Blessing, presently at large, to produce the human parts for money rituals.

“She brought me here two days ago and said that madam instructed her to tell me to bring the body parts that I will have money.

“Her name is Blessing, and also from Ebonyi state. We had to travel back to Ebonyi state to get these parts because she said we can’t get them here.

“I paid her N50, 000 for linking me up to the natural healing home but I don’t know where she is now,” he said.

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Reacting, the owner of Centre for Psychic Healing and Administration (CEPHA), Awka, Mrs Ifeanyichukwu Ilonzo, said she had to invite both the police and the media to witness the act which she described as strange.

Ilonzo said she was on ward-round after morning prayers with her staff when they saw the suspect who claimed to be looking for her.

“We were on ward round when we saw a man with a nylon bag and said he was looking for me to hand over the bag to me.

“As soon as we opened the bag and saw the content, I instructed my staff not to let him go and quickly invited security agencies and the media to witness what she saw.

Ilonzo however admitted that one Blessing Eze had come to her office for fibroid issue, adding that she gave her prescription before she left but never returned.

“I suspect frame up by people who wished to undo her as she has had such attempts in the past including failed efforts to take her life,” she added.

She urged the Police to identify the owners of the murdered child and the Blessing working as the suspect’s accomplice.

Officers of Nigerian Police were seen at the scene taking intelligence report.