31st March, 2024
Operatives attached to the Ondo State Police Command have arrested an Islamic cleric, Oluwafemi Idris, and two others for allegedly being in possession of human parts.
The other suspects, Oluawo and Babatunde Kayode, were alleged to have received three human heads from Idris.
Police said the suspects intended to use the heads for ritual purposes.
Shedding light on how the suspects were nabbed, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami, said in a statement on Sunday, that the police went after them after getting information from a source.
The PPRO’s statement said “A search was conducted in his house at Akoko and the following human parts were found in his possession: human hands, three kidneys, three hearts, spine and tongue.
“The suspect claimed he is an Islamic cleric and some of the human parts were supplied by his friend, an Alhaji, who is also a cleric and one Samuel Kutelu while he supplied one Babatunde Kayode ( an Oluawo) three human heads.
“The said Oluawo and Babatunde Kayode have been arrested.”