Police in Ogun State have arrested two suspected ritualists, Akeem Usman, and Ifadowo Niyi for allegedly killing a 100-level student of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Quadri Salami for money ritual.
Akeem and Ifadowo allegedly slaughtered 18-year-old Salami and dismembered his body part.
Police spokesman in the state, Omolala Odutola confirmed the arrest of the suspects to journalists in Abeokuta.
According to Odutola, the deceased’s father had reported the sudden disappearance of his son to the police at Kemta police station on November 14.
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The deceased’s father told the police that his son had gone missing on November 8, and all efforts to locate him proved abortive.
Odutola said police investigation led to the arrest of one of the suspects, Akeem Usman who was arrested in possession with the deceased’s phone.
The police spokesperson said the commissioner of police, Abiodun Alamutu on Wednesday, led a team of tactical squad to Mile 6 in Ajebo area of Abeokuta where the deceased was buried in a shallow grave.
“He (Akeem Usman) implicated one Ifadowo Niyi that both of them committed the heinous crime by slaughtering the victim one Quadri and dismembered his vital parts for ritual purposes.
“Ifadowo went away with Quadri’s head, and his two wrists, and paid the sum of N100,000 into Akeem Usman’s account as proceeds from the sale of the human body parts.
“The suspects thereafter continued to sell the victim’s other body parts on demand to Internet fraudsters and buried the heart, two legs, and flesh inside a plastic rubber for rituals and used the remaining parts for ‘Awure’ (money ritual).
“Among their confessional statements, the duo admitted that they have used four other human heads for money rituals known as ‘Osole’.
“The suspects are now in Eleweran at SCID for continuation of discreet investigations and will definitely be prosecuted”, Odutola said.
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