A 32-year-old man, Abraham
Kalu, who allegedly sells vulture
meat as chicken to unsuspecting
members of the public has been
arrested in Port Harcourt.
Nemesis caught up with the
suspect at the Mile 3 Slaughter in
Diobu area of the Rivers State
capital where he was seen
catching vultures and
consequently arrested following
a tip-off by some traders.
Checks by Daily Sun revealed
that six vultures were found in
his bag when he was arrested.
The suspect, who told policemen
that he started the filthy trade
three months ago, moved into
Port Harcourt from Ohafia in
neighbouring Abia State on
completion of his apprenticeship
under one Maxwell, who runs a
similar business near the Army
Barracks in Ohafia and Obinze in
Imo State.
He said that he re-located to Port
Harcourt because his former
boss (Maxwell) had told him that
there were more vultures there
with the attendant potential of
bigger catches and higher profit.
Kalu, who said he was an
indigene of Ndioji in Arochukwu
Local Government Area of Abia
State, shocked policemen at the
Mile-3 Police Station when he
narrated how he catches the
vultures by rubbing snuff on
fresh meat to make the carcass-
eating ugly birds dizzy and too
weak to fly away after eating
the meat.
He said that thereafter, he
would dress the slain vultures
and inject a chemical into them
to instantly clear their offensive
peculiar odour. Although he
initially told his interrogators
that he sold the dressed vultures
strictly to native doctors who
use them for rituals, he could
neither name such clients nor
explain why he had to dress and
inject the vultures with
chemicals before selling them.
On how he had been able to
evade arrest before now, the
suspect said people believed him
each time he sold the dummy
that the vultures were for
native doctors.
According to him, a dressed
vulture goes for between N500
and N1,000 depending on size
and location of the transaction.
Police spokesperson in the State,
Mrs. Rita Inoma-Abbey (SP),
could not be reached for
comments as at Press time.
However, Police sources told
Daily Sun that investigation was
in progress.
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why is it wrong to eat a vulture? they eat dead flesh just like we humans do so why is it wrong.

ok im joking vulture ke that man na crazy man

the man's head should be severed and fed to the vultures.

can we at least see his face?

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