Man Arrested With Human Skull In Ogun

OPERATIVES of the Ogun State Police Command Monday arrested a middle-aged man for allegedly exhuming and beheading a corpse for suspected ritual purposes in the Car Wash area of the state.

Lekan Akinyemi, according to SP Omolola Odutola, Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), was arrested based on an alarm raised by a resident about suspicious activities around his father’s grave.

Nojeem Balogun told Police operatives that upon inspection of his father’s grave, he discovered that the head of his father’s corpse had been chopped off. Odutola disclosed that upon receiving the information, operatives from the Adatan Division swung into action and arrested Akinyemi.

She said, “Nojeem Balogun, residing around Iyana Cele Car Wash, Abeokuta, visited the police station and reported that on 23 June 2024, at about 0800hrs, one of his siblings alerted him about unusual activities at their late father’s grave in Isale Itoko, Abeokuta.

“Upon inspection, he found that their father’s head had been removed by an unidentified individual or group. Further inquiries led to the identification of Lekan Akinyemi who was caught red-handed as the culprit who dug up the grave and severed the head.

“Lekan Akinyemi was caught in the act and the case will be handed over to the Anti-Robbery unit for investigation before transferring it to the State CID.”

SP Odutola added that the suspect would be prosecuted upon the conclusion of an ongoing investigation. She, however, assured residents of the state of the Command’s commitment to combating crimes and criminalities.

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