Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a man – Lekan Akinyemi – for allegedly exhuming and beheading a corpse in Abeokuta for ritual purposes.
The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this through a statement in the State capital.
Odutola said the suspect was arrested by the operatives of the Adatan Police Division in Abeokuta on Monday.
She added that Akinyemi was arrested after a resident alerted the police to suspicious activities around his father’s grave.
The police spokesperson stated: “Nojeem Balogun, residing around Iyana Cele Car Wash, Abeokuta, visited the police station and reported that on June 23, 2024, about 8:00 a.m., one of his siblings alerted him about unusual activities at their late father’s grave in Isale Itoko, Abeokuta.
“Upon inspection, he found that their father’s head had been removed by an unidentified individual or group. Further inquiries led to the identification of Lekan Akinyemi who was caught red-handed as the culprit who dug up the grave and severed the head of the corpse.
“Lekan Akinyemi was caught in the act and the case will be handed over to the Anti-Robbery unit for investigation before transferring it to the State CID.”
Odutola added that the suspect would be arraigned upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigation.
