Two suspected ritualists have been arrested by the operatives of Ogun State Police Command for unlawful possession of a fresh human head.
Both suspects; Monday Karezu,32, a national of Benin republic; and Anagonou Kamelan, 44, a Togolese were arrested at a herbalist’s house while they were attempting to do ritual money.
DSP, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Police Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
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According to him, the suspects were arrested on November 3, 2021, following a piece of information received by men of the state’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.
The PPRO added that the policemen got the hint that some men were going to a herbalist house with a human head for a money-making ritual.
He said,
“Based on the information we received, the DSP Nurudeen Gafar-led team swiftly moved to the area where the herbalist house was situated and laid an ambush there. Two hours after their being there, the two suspects arrived on a motorcycle with a bag containing the human head, and they were promptly arrested.
“On interrogation, Karezu informed the police that he got the head from a place known as Ijale Papa. This made the policemen follow him to the place only to discover that he was lying. Further investigation revealed that Karezu is a resident of Sabo area of Abeokuta and that the human head with him was that of a woman who died three months ago during childbirth and was buried not too far from his house.
“It was further discovered that the suspect had one time killed his nine months old daughter and used her head for the same purpose but not succeed. He had also exhumed another corpse, removed the head, and used it for money-making ritual but failed.
“The latest one that landed them in trouble was introduced to him by Anagonou Kamalen a Togolese, who informed him that he knows a herbalist who can do ‘original’ money-making ritual for him with a human head, hence, he exhumed the corpse of the woman buried not too far to his house, cut off the head and in the company of his accomplice, took it to the herbalist house where they were apprehended before delivering it.”
Oyeyemi said the Commissioner of police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered a full investigation into the past activities of the suspects so that they can be charged to court as soon as possible.
