Man with human skull apprehended by police in Ogun

Ogun State Police Command agents have detained a man for reportedly excavating and beheading a corpse in the state’s Car Wash area for ritualistic purposes.

In a phone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday, the command’s public relations officer, Omolola Odutola, said that Lekan Akinyemi, the suspect, was taken into custody on Monday following a resident’s report to the police of suspicious activity near his father’s grave.

The inhabitant, Nojeem Balogun, revealed that when he looked at his father’s tomb, he saw that his father’s corpse had been severed in the head.

Odutola revealed that Adatan Division agents swiftly took action and detained Akinyemi after learning of the situation.

She said, “Nojeem Balogun, residing around Iyana Cele Car Wash, Abeokuta, visited the police station and reported that on June 23, 2024, at about 0800hrs, one of his siblings alerted him about unusual activities at their late father’s grave in Isale Itoko, Abeokuta.

“Upon inspection, he found that their father’s head had been removed by an unidentified individual or group. Further inquiries led to the identification of Lekan Akinyemi who was caught red-handed as the culprit who dug up the grave and severed the head.

“Lekan Akinyemi was caught in the act and the case will be handed over to the Anti-Robbery unit for investigation before transferring it to the State CID.”

The PPRO further stated that after the current investigation is finished, the suspect would face legal action.

She did, however, reassure the state’s citizens of the command’s dedication to fighting crime and criminality.