A couple and six others have been arrested for allegedly killing and dismembering a 26-year-old lady for ritual purposes in Ogun, Police authorities in the state, said.
According to the statement released on Thursday 5th January 2023, by the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who shared a photo of the couple and six others paraded at a police station, identified the suspects as, Taiwo Olutufese Ajalorun and Salawa Oyenusi Ajalorun, Lukman Oladele, Kayode Ibrahim, Bello Akeem, Alebiosu Adebayo, Fatai Rasheed and Fatai Jimoh.
SP Abimbola Oyeyemi in his statement, stated that the couple and six others were arrested on Wednesday 4th of January 2023, for kidnapping, killing and dismembering of a 26-year-old mother of two, Oyindamola Adeyemi.
“The suspects were apprehended following a report lodged at Obalende divisional headquarters; Ijebu-Ode by one Ojo Omolara who reported that her neighbour, Oyindamola Adeyemi left home since morning of Wednesday 28th of December 2022 but didn’t return home and her phone has since then been switched off,” SP Abimbola Oyeyemi said.
“Since it is not 24hrs, she was advised to come back. But the following day, been 29th of December 2022, while patrol team from Obalende division were on routine patrol, a dismembered body of a lady was discovered by the road side and the body was taken to a mortuary,” the statement by Police further added.
Fortunately, the mortuary is a stone thrown distance away from the house of the deceased and one of the mortuary workers who knew about the missing person called the attention of the deceased family to come and see the body brought by the police.
On getting there, the deceased friend, Ojo Omolara was able to identify it through the bra and underwear she put on since her head was already chopped off.
Having recognised the body, the DPO Obanlende division, SP MURPHY SALAMI mobilized his crack detectives other suspects who are buyers of different parts of the deceased body, on interrogation, Taiwo Olutufrsr Ajalorun and Lukman Oladele confessed that the deceased was lured to the house of Taiwo who happened to be her man friend, but her soon as the victim entered, she was pinned down by both Taiwo Olutufese Ajalorun and Lukman Oladele and the subsequently strangled her to death.
After killing her, they cut of the head, legs, and the two hands, which they sold to thier standby buyers to be used for money making ritual.
According them, the legs of the deceased were sold at the rate of #30,000, while the heart was sold for #50,000 to Hakeem Bello. The person who bought the head is still at large.
The suspects confessed further that the victim was the third persons they had killed in such gruesome manner.
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 department.