A 43-year-old man identified as Kehinde Oladimeji was arrested on Saturday, February 12,2022, by Ogun State Police Command for being in possession of assorted human parts.
Oladimeji was arrested in the early hours of Saturday alongside his wife, Adejumoke Raji.
A Press statement made available to Journalists by the Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO) Abimbola Oyeyemi, also informed that the Couple live at No. 72 MKO Abiola Way, Leme, Abeokuta.
“The couple were arrested following a report lodged at Kemta Divisional Headquarters by Chief Moshood Ogunwolu, the Baale of Leme Community, that one Pastor Adisa Olarewaju who 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.
“When interrogated, the suspects confessed that they were herbalists and that, the human parts which comprises of hands, breasts and other parts were given to them by one Michael whom they claimed resides in Adatan area of Abeokuta.
“All efforts to locate the said Michael proved abortive as the suspects could not locate his house.” Oyeyemi stated.
It would 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.
It is not yet clear whether the parts were those of the found body or not.
Meanwhile, the 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 was directly or indirectly involved in the crime would be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others.
