Herbarlist, bricklayer arrested over alleged killing of mother, son for money ritual
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 29 year old herbalist Baoku Gbuyi alongside an accomplice, Olamide Odulaja, a 27 year old bricklayer for allegedly killing a woman and her son for rituals.
Penpushing reports that,the Command Public Relations Officer Abimbola Oyeyemi said in a statement on Sunday, that the arrest of the suspects followed a report to the Ijebu-gbo division by the husband that he had not seen his wife and son after they both left home
The police spokesman said, the husband reported to the police that all efforts to locate his wife, Modupeola Folorunsho and her 4 year old son Peter Folorunsho didn’t yield any positive result, hence, operatives embarked on investigation’
“Upon the report, a case of missing person was incidented, and the DPO Ijebu Igbo division SP Kazeem Solotan detailed his crack detectives to unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the woman and her son”, Oyeyemi said
“The detectives there and then embarked on technical and intelligence based investigation, which led them to the arrest of Olamide Odulaja at Ibadan. On interrogation, Olamide confessed that he and one herbalist abducted the victim and her son on the 13 of February 2021, and that the victim and her son were killed for money ritual at the house of the said herbalist”
Penpushing further reports that, Oyeyemi said the suspect stated further that, it was the herbalist who burnt the woman’s head which he used for him, adding that upon his confession, detectives went after the herbalist who resides at Araromi street Japara Ijebu Igbo.
“On getting to his resident, it was discovered that the herbalist has took to flight having heard about the arrest of Olamide. Subsequently, all the adjoining divisions were alerted to be on look out for the fleeing suspect. He was eventually traced to Kajola village, where he was arrested by the DPO Awa Ijebu with the assistance of hunters and local vigilantes’.
“On interrogation, the herbalist confessed that it was Olamide Odulaja who approached him for money making ritual following which he asked him to bring a head of human being as one of the material to be used. He stated further that they both conspired to abduct the woman and her son and slaughter them for that purpose”.
“He confessed further that he burnt the woman’s head with some other herb material which he gave to Olamide to use. When asked about the little boy, he said that his head and remains was dumped inside a pit latrine”, Oyeyemi said.
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