Two suspected ritualists, Dare Banjo and Toheeb Talubi have been arrested by operatives of the Ogun State Security Network called “Amotekun”.
They were on Tuesday arrested while trying to convey dismembered body in a coffin to a house in Fara area of Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State.
The Field Commander of Amotekun in Ogun State, David Akinremi who Confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the suspects were sighted carrying a casket into a house in Fara area of Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State.
ATTENTION: Click “HERE” to join our WhatsApp group and receive News updates directly on your WhatsApp!
“At about 8 pm of yesterday (Monday), Amotekun operatives in Ijebu Igbo received information that some persons were sighted bringing in a casket into a house in Fara area of the town.
The operatives quickly mobilized to the scene and on arrival, they discovered that the building is the residence of one Dare Banjo, who is a herbalist.
Wife Kidnaps Husband Over Stinginess
A casket was seen at a corner of a room in the house and the stench from the casket triggered suspicion.
The herbalist, Dare Banjo, was then asked to open the casket. Behold, inside the casket was a dismembered corpse, without a head, of a suspected male victim of ritual killing by the herbalist and his cohorts.
Hence, the said Dare Banjo and his accomplice named Toheeb Talubi were immediately arrested.” Akinremi said
The Amotekun chief said the suspects are currently in police custody as the investigation is ongoing.
