3rd April, 2012
Residents of Omu-Aran, headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Northcentral Nigeria woke up to hear the shocking news about the dismembered body of a commercial motorcycle rider also known as okada rider, John Olalekan, who was kidnapped about 48 hours earlier.
P.M.NEWS learnt that the charred body of Olalekan with the head, hand and private parts missing, was found in a bush behind Government College, Omu-Aran two days after he was declared missing.
The deceased was declared missing two days before and family, friends and relations organised a search party for him.
The search party reported its bizarre dicovery to men and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, Omu-Aran and they promptly arrested a suspect, Ibrahim Abubakar.
When officers of the NSCDC searched Abubakar’s house, some human parts were discovered including some parts suspected to be that of the kidnapped okada rider.
Parading the suspect in Ilorin , the Kwara State Capital, the state commandant, NSCDC, Al-Hassan Audu Akor, said the suspect, Ibrahim Abubakar, was arrested with some human parts, some of which were suspected to be those of the kidnapped Olalekan.
The civil defence boss, who said the corps acted on the report lodged by the missing okada rider’s relations in Omu-Aran, added that intelligence and surveillance work led to the arrest of Abubakar.
He said Abubakar, who claimed to be a herbalist and cattle rearer, is a Fulani of Yoruba stock from Ilorin, but lived in Omu-Aran, adding that the victim hails from Otun-Ekiti, Ekiti State, not far from Omu-Aran.
The NSCDC commandant said that a search party was constituted after the report of the missing okada man on 26 March, adding that the corpse of the okada man was found in a bush behind Government College, Omu-Aran on 28 March, with head, hand and private parts already dismembered from the body.
He said further investigation led to the arrest of the herbalist in his house around 8.00 am on Monday, 2 April where human parts already cut into pieces and roasted were found in his custody. He said among the items also recovered in the suspect’s house include two locally-made rifles and charms.
The NSCDC boss, who said the suspect initially tried to deny involvement in the crime, added that the suspect lied to the officers of the corps that the human parts were those of a monkey brought to him by one of his friends.
However, Akor said that an examination conducted on the items at Omu-Aran General Hospital certified that they are human parts.
The NSCDC commandant, who described the case as culpable homicide, added that the suspect had been handed over to police for further interrogation.
He, therefore, enjoined members of the public to always give useful information to security agencies, adding that the security situation in the country is a challenge to everyone.