One Ogun Pastor and two others have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly abducting and killing a 39-year-old man in the state, authorities of the Command reports in a statement.
According to the statement released on Tuesday 22nd November 2022, by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun Pastor and two other suspects were arrested on Saturday 19th of November 2022 over the alleged adoption and murder of their victim.
SP Abimbola Oyeyemi in his statement, stated that the 39-year-old man identified as Adekunle Muyiwa was adopted and his body dismembered for ritual purpose.
The suspects, Idowu Abel, Clement Adeniyi and the Ogun Pastor Felix Ajadi were arrested following a report lodged at Owode Yewa divisional headquarters on the 15th of November 2022 by one Oluwaseyi Adekunle, the elder brother of the victim, who reported that his younger brother left home since 10th of November 2022 and didn’t return since then.
Upon the report, the DPO Owode Yewa division, CSP Mohammed S. Baba, detailed his Crack detectives to unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the man. In the course of their investigation, it was discovered that Idowu Abel was the person who came to pick the missing man from his house on that fateful day. Upon the discovery, the said Idowu Abel was traced and arrested.
On interrogation, Idowu Abel confessed that the victim, who happened to be his bossom friend was lured out by him and taken to his second accomplice, Clement Adeniyi”s farm where he was killed and butchered to pieces. He confessed further that it was one herbalist who introduced to him by Pastor Felix Ajadi that requested for human head, heart, two hands and legs. He stated further that the said herbalist who is now at large promised to pay him the sum of #200,000 if he was able to get the above listed human parts for him.
He explained further that the herbalist paid the sum of #80,000 upfront and promised to balance him with the sum of #120,000 on receiving the items. After collecting the advance payment, Idowu Abel went to his bossom friend Muyiwa Adekunle’s house and asked him to escort him to somewhere. Being a long time friend, the victim who didnt suspects any foul play followed him innocently, and he was lured to the farm of Clement Adeniyi where they killed him, and his body was dismembered. The head was cut off and the heart was also removed.
The remaining parts was hurriedly buried in a shallow grave in the said farm. His confessions led to the arrest of Clement Adeniyi and Pastor Felix Ajadi, while the herbalist who was simple identified as Abeeb, a.k.a Boko has taken to flight. Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre S. Bankole has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the State criminal investigation departments for discreet investigations. He also directed the fleeing herbalist must be hunted for and be brought to book.