October 22, (THEWILL) – Police in Ogun State have arrested three suspects for allegedly exhuming the corpse of a 28-year-old man for money ritual purpose at Sabo in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of the State
The three suspects are Sunday Aregbede, Salisu Mamud and Bosere Rasaq.
They were arrested by the police at about 11:30pm on October, 20, 2021, while exhuming the corpse of one Segun Taiwo, who died six months ago at Abule Sikiru in Sabo area of Abeokuta, the state capital.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta on Friday
Oyeyemi said that their arrest follows a distress call received from one Chief Felix Obe, who informed the police at Ilupeju divisional headquarters, that he sighted some men digging a grave.
Obe explained further that he didn’t know the intention behind the action of the said people whom he saw digging the grave where a 28-year-old man was buried about six months ago.
The Police PRO said that upon the information, the Dpo Ilupeju division SP Mustapha Opawoye quickly led his men to the scene where the three suspects were apprehended with an already exhumed corpse with the help of members of the community.
Oyeyemi added that preliminary investigation revealed that the suspects exhumed the corpse in order to use part of it for a money making ritual.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police CP Lanre Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation with the view to charge them to court as soon as possible.
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