An Islamic Cleric simply identified as Babalola has been reportedly caught with a human skull and other body parts.
Babalola was nabbed by residents in the Adamo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State.
Residents also arrested his four accomplices and handed them to police.
The incident was captured in a viral video, where a man in traditional attire was seen bleeding from one eye.
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An X user, @DejiAdesogan while posting the video said:
“Residents of Adamo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, have handed over a popular Islamic cleric and four of his men to the police after they were allegedly caught with a human skull and other parts of a human body.”
Locals and the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps officers surrounded him as he placed the human remains in a plastic bag.
Reacting, the police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, praised the residents for their cooperation on his X account on Saturday.
Hundeyin said:
“We commend the good people of Ikorodu for doing the right thing and not yielding to jungle justice. We will ensure justice is done.”
The Police Spokesman assured that the law would take its course.
The residents added that the suspects were caught on Thursday.
They were earlier taken to the anti-kidnapping and cultist police unit at Araro Adamo in Ikorodu.
