55 year old caught with four human skulls, three hands in Ogun
Men of the Ogun state Police Command have arrested a 55 year old man, Yesiru Salisu, for being in possession of four human skulls, two hands and three jaws in Ijebu Igbo.
The suspect allegedly severed the human parts from a Christian cemetery in Oke-Eri, Ijebu Ode on Monday, alongside his accomplice , Lekan Bakare, who is on the run.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Tuesday.
Oyeyemi said, the suspect, who is a resident of No 7 Odenusi Street, Ijebu Igbo, was arrested on Monday.
The suspect was arrested, following a report lodged at the Ago-Iwoye Division, in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state.
He added that the complainant reported that a man was seen with a bag suspected to contain stolen property and when he was challenged, he dropped the bag and ran into the bush.
“Upon the report, the DPO Ago-Iwoye, CSP Paul Omiwole, led detectives to the scene, where they opened the bag and discovered it was dried human parts.
“Consequently, the bush that the suspect ran into was properly combed and he was subsequently apprehended.
“On interrogation, the suspect confessed to harvesting the human parts from a Christian cemetery in Oke-Eri, Ijebu-Ode, together with one Lekan Bakare, who is now at large”.
The PPRO said the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, had ordered the immediate transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
Oyeyemi said that the CP also directed that the fleeing accomplice should be hunted and brought to justice.