Police arrest five suspected ritualists in Ogun state
Five suspected members of a ritual gang which specialises in exhuming corpses from graves and removing body parts for rituals have been arrested in Odogbolu town by the Ogun State Police Command
Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday adding that the suspects which include Oshole Fayemi,(60}, Oseni Adesanya(39), Ismaila Seidu(30), Oseni Oluwasegun(69) and Lawal Olaiya(50) were arrested on Saturday.
The police spokesman said the suspects were arrested following intelligence received by the police at Odogbolu Divisional Headquarters that the gang was planning to carry out another round of human parts harvest within Ososa town.
Penpushing further reports that Oyeyemi said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), of Odogbolu Division, Godwin Idehai, immediately mobilised his men and stormed the suspects’ hideout where five of them were apprehended.
“On interrogation, the suspects made confessional statements that they were actually into the business of exhuming corpses from their graves. They said that they usually sold the exhumed body parts to their clients who used them for money-making rituals,” he said.
Penpushing also reports that the Commissioner of Police, Frank Mba, has directed that the suspects be transferred to State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for discreet investigation and possible prosecution.
FOOTNOTE: You want to share story with us? You want to advertise with us? You need publicity for product, or service, or event? Contact us on WhatsApp +2348073463653 or email [email protected]
