Police urge the public to volunteer information to eradicate nefarious practices

…Arrest suspected ritualist, exhume decomposing body of OAU student in Ogun

Members of the public have been enjoined to partner with the Police by giving information in order to eradicate crime in the society.

Ogun State Commissioner of Police Abiodun Alamutu made the call in a statement by the command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola.

According to the statement, Operatives of the State Police Command unravelled the mystery behind the disappearance of a 100-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Quadri Salami.

The father of Quadri had on 14th November 2023 reported at Kenta Police station, about sudden disappearance of his son, who reported that he has not set his eyes on his son since 8th of November and all efforts to locate him proved abortive.

Odutola further disclosed that, the State Commissioner of Police Abiodun Alamutu on Wednesday made a significant breakthrough when he personally led a team of Tactical Squad to Mile 6 in Ajebo area of Abeokuta to a shallow grave to exhume the decomposing body parts of the deceased after a tracking clue beamed at one Akeem Usman who was arrested in possession with the victim’s phone.

The PPRO added that, “He (Akeem) implicated one Ifadowo Niyi that both of them committed the heinous crime by slaughtering the victim (Quadri) and dismembered his vital parts for ritual purposes”.

“He added that Ifadowo went away with Quadri’s head, and his two wrists, and paid the sum of one hundred thousand Naira 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” a crime against humanity.

“Among their confessional statement, 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 added.

“The CP remains committed to ensuring that justice is served and will continue to investigate further to bring all perpetrators to face the full extent of the Law”.

Such criminal involvement, he said, endangers innocent lives and urged parents to collectively work together with the police in Ogun.