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Ogun Police Arrest Suspected Ritualist With Human Head

Operatives of Ogun State Police from Adatan Division have apprehended a suspected ritualist in possession of a human head.

According to the police, a resident of resident of Iyana Cele Car Wash, Abeokuta, Nojeem Balogun, on June 24, 2024, at about 03:30 pm, reported a gruesome finding at his late father’s grave in Isale Itoko, Abeokuta.

Balogun told the police that his siblings had alerted him to suspicious activities at the burial site the previous day.

Upon investigation, they found the grave had been desecrated, and the victim’s head had been severed.

The police said its officers, led by the Divisional Police Officer, swung into action and apprehended one Lekan Akinyemi, the prime suspect.

The suspect was caught red handed with the human head.

The suspect had dug up the grave and severed the head, allegedly for ritual purposes.

The case has been transferred to the Anti-Robbery unit for thorough investigation and will subsequently be handed over to the State CID for prosecution.

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