A couple, Kehinde Oladimeji (43) and his wife, Adejumoke Raji (35), have been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for been in possession of fresh human parts.
The couple, who were arrested today, are residents of No. 72, MKO Abiola Way, Leme, Abeokuta and were arrested following a report lodged at Kemta Divisional Headquarters.
The arrest is contained a press release, AZ:5310/OGS/PRO/VOL.7/76/12/02/2022, by the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi.
According to the release, Chief Moshood Ogunwolu, the Baale of Leme Community, reported that one Pastor Adisa Olarewaju, is a co-tenant with the suspects, informed him of offensive odours coming out from the room of the suspects.
“Upon the complaint, the DPO Kemta Division, CSP Adeniyi Adekunle, led his detectives to the scene where search was conducted.
“On searching the room, a plastic bowl containing fresh different parts of human being was discovered in the room, and the couple were promptly arrested.
“On interrogation, the suspects confessed that they were herbalists and that the human parts comprises of hands, breasts and other parts were given to them by one Michael who they claimed resided in Adatan area of Abeokuta.
“All efforts to locate the said Michael proved abortive as the suspects could not locate his house,” Oyeyemi stated in the press release.
It will be recalled that a dismembered body of an unknown person was found in a swamp area at Leme area of Abeokuta about a week ago.
The Ogun Police image-maker, however said it is not yet clear whether or not the parts found on the arrested couple were that of the found body.
He said the state Commissioner of Police, CP Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.
“The CP vowed that anyone who is directly or indirectly involved in the crime would be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others,” Oyeyemi stated.
