The Ogun State police command have arrested two persons
identified as Emmanuel Aro (25) and Anu Olofinju (25) with a human skull along
ijoun road in the Eggua area of Ogun State.
Emmanuel and Anu were
arrested following a complaint by one Amoo Bankole who reported at the Eggua
Police Station that the suspects were sighted digging at a cemetery where his
mother was buried a few months ago. Amoo told the Police that with the digging
of his mother’s grave, he believed the suspects were up to something evil.
The spokesperson for the police, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who made
this known on Sunday, October 6th in a release, stated that based on the
complaint of Amoo, the Divisional Police Officer for Eggua division, Kehinde
Oyekangun, mobilized detectives to the scene but met the suspects along the
road. Abimbola added that the detectives accosted the suspects and upon
searching their bag, the skull of a
woman was discovered inside.
According to the
police, the complainant had identified the skull as that of his mother.
Abimbola explained that when interrogated, the suspects confessed to the
commission of the crime, admitting that they intended to use the skull for
money-making ritual.
The police
commissioner in the state, Bashir Makama, gave a directive that the suspects
should be transferred to state criminal investigation and intelligence
department for further investigation.
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