A herbalist, Ganiyu Kehinde, has confessed to killing his friend, Emmanuel Collins, in Osun State, saying he was pushed by the devil to commit the crime for a money ritual.
Kehinde was paraded by the police at the Osun Command’s headquarters in Osogbo on Friday, alongside other suspects arrested for various crimes.
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According to the police, Kehinde slaughtered Collins, a 35-year-old Ghanaian, with a kitchen knife while he was sleeping, and then removed his throat, which he dried for three days before burning it in a clay pot with ritual materials.
“I am a herbalist. The deceased was my friend. I could not tell what came over me. I met him sick, and I attacked him and killed him for a money ritual. The devil pushed me to kill my friend for a money ritual,” Kehinde said.
The police spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said the investigation was ongoing and that Kehinde would be charged to court upon its completion.
