How Suspected Ritualists Slaughtered OAU Student, Dismembered Body
Operatives of Ogun State Police Command, on Wednesday, said it has arrested some suspects in connection with the disappearance of a 100-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Quadri Salami.
Quadri’s father had on 14th November 2reported at Kenta Police station, about the sudden disappearance of his son.
According to a statement issued by the command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the father reported that he has not set his eyes on his son since the 8th of November and all efforts to locate him proved abortive.
The PRO said a significant breakthrough was made on Wednesday when the State Commissioner of Police Abiodun Alamutu, 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 remain 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. Stating that such criminal involvement endangers innocent lives urging parents to collectively work together with the police in Ogun by giving volunteer information to eradicate such nefarious practices”.
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