Nigeria, June 11 -- A human skull and a staff suspected to be used for ritual purposes have been discovered in the premises of Synagogue Church in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria, an official has said.

The Chairperson of Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of the state, Ferdinand Ukwueze, announced this in a Facebook post on Monday.

Mr Ukwueze, a lawyer, said combined security operatives discovered the items when they raided the church premises on Saturday.

He uploaded some pictures of the discovered items on his Facebook page.

The chairperson said he and a divisional police officer in the council area, alongside other security operatives, took part in the operation.

He said apart from the police, the Nigerian Army, the Neighbourhoo...