A 49-year-old man has been taken into custody by the men of the Nigerian Police Force for allegedly bathing with blood in Ogun, the state Police Command said in a statement.
According to the statement released by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi the 49-year-old man identified as Ganiyu Shina of No 4, Oguji street, Obantoko Abeokuta, was arrested on Thursday, 15th of December 2022, by men of Ogun state Police Command for bathing with blood at a community river in the kotopo area of Odeda local government.
The 49-year-old man suspect was arrested when members of the community sighted him at the River Bank, where he parked his Nissan commercial vehicle, came out with local sponge and a container filled with blood and started bathing with it.
Immediately the 49-year-old man discovered that some people are watching him, he took to his heels, but was chased and apprehended by members of the community.
A call was made to the police at Aregbe divisional headquarters by a member of the community, and the DPO, SP Bunmi Asogbon quickly led the patrol team to the scene, from where the suspect was brought to the station.
On interrogation, the suspect claimed to have a spiritual problem, and that a herbalist instructed him to perform the ritual. He claimed further that the blood in his possession is not human blood, but that of cow.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police has directed the remaining blood to be taken to a laboratory to analysis, to ascertain whether its human blood or not.
The CP also praised members of the community for not taking laws into their hand, he, therefore, assure them the suspect will be thoroughly investigated.