Nigeria, May 29 -- The police in Enugu State say they have arrested three male suspects linked to the native doctor who allegedly buried several people alive in a sewage pit in the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how the native doctor, Onyeka Obu, allegedly buried several people in the pit, including a pregnant woman, apparently for ritual purposes.

The incident happened at Umumba Ndiagu, a community in Ezeagu Local Government Area of the state.

Mr Obu is popularly known as Ozo Ezeani and "E dey play, E dey show."

Residents told PREMIUM TIMES that the alleged act of the native doctor was uncovered when two boys working for him alleg...