Men from the Ogun state police command have arrested Taiwo Yemitan, a suspected r!tualist who was discovered with a fresh human head and dismembered body parts of a female victim in Abeokuta’s Lafenwa district.
SP Omolola Odutola, the command’s spokesperson, said reporters in a statement released on Sunday, December 22, that the 45-year-old suspect was detained at 1.40 a.m. on Sunday in his residence behind Atinsola fuel station in Sanni, Abeokuta.
Odutola stated that the police acted on a tip from the state’s local security agencies, the Agbekoya, and Vigilante operatives before arresting the culprit.
“The suspect admitted to knowing the deceased identified as Darasimi, who he lured to his residence with the intent to kill her. He confessed to the m#rder, naming two other individuals, Kehinde Yemitan and one Kazeem, second name unknown as accomplice in the criminal act. Their intention was to sell the victims head and other body parts,”Odutola said.
According to a police official, the dismembered body was transferred to the general hospital morgue in Ijaye, Abeokuta, for a post-mortem examination. She stated that attempts were underway to arrest the accomplice and find the victim’s relatives.
Odutola stated that the suspect would be transported to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.