Ogun police arrest two suspects for killing 40-year-old man for rituals
10 October 2022 |
3:54 am
Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected internet fraudsters popularly called ‘Yahoo Boys’ for allegedly killing a 40-year- old man, Abdullahi Azeez, for ritual purposes.
The suspects
Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected internet fraudsters popularly called ‘Yahoo Boys’ for allegedly killing a 40-year- old man, Abdullahi Azeez, for ritual purposes.
The Guardian learnt that the suspects: Friday Abinya Odeh, 21 and Poso Idowu, 20, allegedly cut the victim to pieces and used him for money rituals.
They were arrested following a report lodged at Owode Egba Divisional Headquarters on June 9, 2022, by relations of the victim, who reported that the victim left his home at Kobape area on June 8, 2022, and did not return.
Upon the report, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Lanre Bankole, directed the anti-kidnapping unit of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) to take over the investigation and unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the man.
In compliance with the CP’s directive, the Superintendent of Police (SP), Taiwo Opadiran-led team, subsequently embarked on the investigation, which led them to the hideout of Friday Abinya Odeh on September 22, where the Airtel Sim card of the victim was recovered. His arrest led to that of his accomplice, Poso Idowu.
On interrogation, the suspects confessed that they kidnapped the victim on June 8, 2022 at Kobape area of the state, at about 7:30.pm., from where they forcefully took him to the bush, killed him and cut his body into pieces.
They confessed further that it was one herbalist, simply identified as Arab money, who they claimed to have contacted on Facebook that prescribed the ritual for them.
Efforts to recover the remains of the victim are still on.
MEANWHILE, CP Lanre Bankole, has directed that the suspects be charged to court as soon as the investigation is concluded.
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