Police Arrest Husband, Wife For Possession Of Human Skull In Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a couple and two others for unlawful possession of human skull, in Odogbolu town, Odogbolu Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Ogun State, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this on Monday gave the names of the suspects as: Muyideen Tolubi, Niyi Folorunso, Sonubi Taiwo and Remilekun Folorunso

The PPRO said the suspects were arrested following an intelligence report received by the police in the town.

Oyeyemi said the police division in the town was alerted that some people were digging a grave with the aim of removing the corpse.

The PPRO said, “Upon the information, the DPO Odogbolu Division, Csp Afolabi Yusuf, led his detectives to the scene but the suspects had already removed the head of the corpse and left. The police there and then embarked on an intelligence based investigation which led to the arrest of the couple, Niyi and Remilekun Folorunso as well as Muyideen Tolubi”, he said.

He said the three suspects confessed to digging the grave and removing the skull of the corpse.

He added that they later took detectives to Ikenne where the fourth person who asked them to bring the head for ritual purposes was apprehended.

He stated further that the Commissioner of Police Edward Ajogun had ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.