The Oyo State Police Command has arrested ten suspected human parts dealers after several months of sustained intelligence gathering, discreet surveillance and close monitoring of their activities.
The intelligence-led operation by operatives of the Command Monitoring Unit, culminated in the arrest of the ten suspects at their various hideouts within Iseyin and Saki areas of Oyo State.
Police listed the suspects as :
Adam Ibrahim, 42;
Nasiru Kabiru, 22;
Tijani Wasiu, 54;
Abiola Nasiru, 45;
Amusa Gbadamosi, 57;
Raheem Taofeek, 46;
Jimoh Muritala, 35;
Suleiman Busari, 47;
Ganiyu Nurudeen, 36; and
Usman Abdullahi, 52.
The suspects’ hideouts were also searched and several items were recovered including suspected human parts.
The exhibits include one suspected human heart, human flesh, pieces of human skull and assorted charms. The recovered items have been secured for forensic examination and further investigation.
In the course of investigation, the suspects confessed to their various involvement in dealing in human parts for different ritual purposes and are currently assisting investigators in unraveling the circumstances surrounding the source, procurement and intended use of the recovered human parts.
Meanwhile, efforts are ongoing to identify and arrest other members of the syndicate.
Reacting to the development, the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State Command, CP Abimbola Ayodeji Olugbenga, commended the operatives for their painstaking intelligence-led Operation.
The CP assured residents that the Command remains resolute in its determination to rid the State of criminal elements and protect the sanctity of human life.
He further urged members of the public to remain vigilant and promptly afford the police credible information that would assist in preventing and detecting criminal activities in the State.
