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The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested an Islamic
cleric and two others (Names withheld) in possession of two fresh human
heads and legs. The Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Odude, presented the
suspects to newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday.
Odude said that the
suspects confessed to have severed the body parts from corpses at a
Muslim cemetery in Isale General Area, Ogbomoso. He said the suspects
were arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the command on Nov.
11, following a tip-off by a member of the public. “The three young men
informed the police that their unbridled desires to get rich quick
prompted them to get the human parts for money ritual purpose,’’ he
said. The cleric told newsmen that this was his first attempt of using
human parts for money rituals.
“I was told that the preparation
of using human parts for ritual is simple and one will become very
rich,’’ he said. The commissioner also presented a runaway killer of a
member of Oyo State House of Assembly, Gideon Aremu, representing
Oorelope Constituency.
Aremu was killed on July 1, 2016 at his
Alakia residence. The commissioner said the suspect, who escaped to
Ekiti, his country home, shortly after committing the act, had been on
the Police wanted list. “Nemesis caught up with the suspect when he was
arrested in his criminal hideout after sneaking into the state and led
another armed robbery gang to snatch a motorcycle from its owner at
Egbeda area of the state. “The suspect and two others operating a
motorcycle also robbed two other victims of their valuable property
including cash.
“A Bajaj Boxer Motocycle with Reg. No AYJ 038 QM
which was snatched at gun point was recovered from the suspects,’’
Odude said. The commissioner also presented 16 other suspects over
alleged armed robbery, cult activities and fraud. He said that the
suspects had confessed to the crimes and would be arraigned in court
after conclusion of police.
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