Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 43-year-old man identified as Kehinde Oladimeji and his 35-year-old wife, Adejumoke Raji, for having fresh human parts.
The suspects, who are residents of 72, MKO Abiola way, Leme, Abeokuta were reportedly arrested after different fresh human parts such as hands, breasts, and other parts were found in their house.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday.
Oyeyemi said the couple alleged to be herbalists who got the human parts from one Michael who resides in the Adatan area of Abeokuta.
Oyeyemi also said the suspects were reported at Kemta Divisional Headquarters by the Baale of Leme Community, Moshood Ogunwolu.
The PPRO said Ogunwolu told the police that one Pastor Adisa Olarewaju, who is a co-tenant with the suspects, informed him of offensive odors coming out from the room of the suspects.
According to the PPRO, he said “Upon the complaint, the DPO Kemta Division, CSP Adeniyi Adekunle, quickly led his detectives to the scene where a search was conducted.
“On searching the room, a plastic bowl containing fresh different parts of human being was discovered in the room, and the couple was promptly arrested.
“On interrogation, the suspects confessed they were herbalists and that the human parts comprise hands, breasts, and other parts were given to them by one Michael who they claimed resided in Adatan area of Abeokuta.
“All efforts to locate the said Michael proved abortive as the suspects could not locate his house.
“It will be recalled that a dismembered body of an unknown person was found in a swamp area at Leme area of Abeokuta about a week ago, it is not yet clear whether the parts is that of the found body or not.”
He, however, said the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
“The CP vowed that anyone who is directly or indirectly involved in the crime would be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others.”
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