Four men who allegedly killed and removed the heart of their brother, were on Monday remanded in Ikoyi Prison.
The accused, Daniel Luka, 24, Audu Isaiah, 24, Wavi David, 20 and Ayuba Musa, 24, were dragged before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, presided over by Oluwatoyin Oghere,  on a two-count charge of conspiracy and murder.
The Prosecutor, Sgt. Modupe Olaluwoye, told the court that the men committed the offences on May 22 at Alasia along Oke-Ira road in Ajah, near Lagos.
She notified the court that the accused had been patronising a ritualist, who asked them to provide a human heart in exchange for wealth.
Olaluwoye said that the accused had lured their 21-year-old brother, James Isaiah, into the bush, where they killed him with a knife and cut off his heart.
The prosecutor stated that the offences contravened Sections 223, 233 and 165 (a) (b) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Magistrate however ordered that the case file should be sent to the Lagos State director of public prosecutions for advice and adjourned the case until August 15
