A SICK cannibal who allegedly killed and decapitated his uncle’s wife was caught cooking and eating her head.
Jeremiah Ode, 45, from Nigeria, is facing court for the murder of Priscilla Adoga, 65, and cannibalism, according to reports.
The suspect allegedly used a machete to severe the woman’s head[/caption]
The man, who lives in Igwe Ochekpo in Oju, has appeared in Makurdi Magistrate Court over claims he allegedly killed the victim with a machete earlier this month while she was working in her farm.
Ode was reportedly caught eating the victim’s head in the Benue State, reports say.
Silas Igiri, from Oju, reported the incident to authorities, according to prosecutor Inspector Omaye Ujata.
He claimed the suspect severed the woman’s head and then immediately made “pepper soup”.
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Priscilla’s relatives raised the alarm after she didn’t return home from the farm at the usual time, Latin Times reports.
Her loved ones launched a search to find her only to find Ode eating a meal with Priscilla’s head.
Reports claim Ode was known in the community to have mental health issues.
Ode reportedly told police he and Priscilla got into a fight with machetes until he overpowered her.
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Benue blog, Stateflash, said: “The police considered the narration too normal to be that of a mad man and, therefore, decided to prosecute him.
“Although the Prosecutor told the court that the accused has confessed to committing the crime, no plea was taken, for want of jurisdiction.”
The Chief Magistrate, Regina Alagh ordered for the accused be remanded at the Federal Correctional Centre, Makurdi.
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The accused has since pleaded guilty of the charge in court, reports claim.
The case has been adjourned until November 11 for legal advice from the State Ministry of Justice, reports said.
It comes after a man accused of decapitating his own wife was seen calmly walking out the front door of their home carrying her head.
The suspect, named only as Zhang, 31, is accused of murdering his spouse during a heated row before cutting off her head and dumping it at a public tip.
