Police Arrest Man with Human Skull in Ogun

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a man for allegedly exhuming and beheading a corpse for ritual purposes in the Car Wash area of Abeokuta.

The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed the arrest in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Tuesday. The suspect, Lekan Akinyemi, was apprehended on Monday following a resident’s alert about suspicious activities around his father’s grave.

The resident, Nojeem Balogun, reported that upon inspecting his father’s grave, he discovered that the head of the corpse had been severed.

Odutola detailed that upon receiving the report, operatives from the Adatan Division immediately responded and arrested Akinyemi.

“Nojeem Balogun, residing near Iyana Cele Car Wash, Abeokuta, visited the police station and reported that on June 23, 2024, around 8:00 AM, one of his siblings alerted him to 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 digging up the grave and severing the head,” Odutola explained.

Akinyemi was caught in the act, and the case will be handed over to the Anti-Robbery Unit for further investigation before transferring it to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Odutola added that the suspect would be prosecuted upon the conclusion of the ongoing investigation. She assured residents of the state of the command’s commitment to combating crimes and criminal activities.