The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a couple for allegedly being in possession of fresh human body parts.
The suspects- Kehinde Oladimeji (43) and his 35-year-old wife, Adejumoke Raji – who claimed to be herbalists, were arrested on Saturday in Abeokuta, the state capital.
They were arrested in their residence where they were allegedly keeping the human body parts such as hands, breasts and other parts in a plastic bowl.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest to journalists in Abeokuta on Saturday.
According to Oyeyemi, the couple who are residents of no.72 MKO Abiola way, Leme, Abeokuta were arrested following a report lodged at Kemta Divisional Headquarters by one Chief Moshood Ogunwolu, the Baale (community head) of Leme community.
The community head told the police 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.
The police spokesperson said, “Upon the complaint, the DPO of Kemta Division, CSP Adeniyi Adekunle quickly led his detectives to the scene where a 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 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.”
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, but it was not yet clear whether the parts are that of the found body or not.
Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Homicide Section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.
Bankole vowed that anyone, who is directly or indirectly involved in the crime, would be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others.
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