The Skull Is For Self Protection Says Evangelist Caught With Human Skull
BANKOLE ABE
Last week it was announced that the Oyo State Police Command caught a self-proclaimed evangelist, Isaiah Alimi, with a human skull The Evangelist has come out to say the skull is for self-protection.
Mr Abiodun Odude, The state Police Commissioner, who paraded the accused before pressmen at the command headquarters in Eleyele, said Alimi said the man would be charged to court soon.
Alimi while speaking said,
“I am a church founder in Alagbado, Lagos and I found the head in a building that is going through a refurbishment in the Pakoto area of Ogun State.”
He said that he planned to use the skull to prepare charm to scare robbers away from a land and for sel protection.
“I did not exhume any dead body. I was going to bury it (the skull) on my site around Ijaye in order to scare away robbers who have sacked seven towns in the area. I planned to have another church on the site where I wanted to bury the human skull. I had yet to reach my site when police stopped me and found the skull in my possession.
“I was also caught with other charms. My father was a herbalist and he taught me how to prepare some charms. I did not plan to harm anyone with it or prepare money ritual.”
