The Commissioner of Police the state, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko has paraded the suspect with forty other suspects who were arrested for various offences ranging from armed robbery, burglary, car snatching, conspiracy to stealing.
The suspect, Moruf Ganiyu who was caught with the possession of human skull confessed to the crime and claimed the human head was exhumed from a cemetery on Akanran road, Ibadan.
Ganiyu said the human head was sold to him by one Abideen Raheem at the rate of twenty-five thousand naira for the purpose of money rituals.
Also, one Tope Ogundiran was apprehended for stealing a lady’s bag after the victim’s shoo was burgled in Ogbomoso.
Ogundiran later denied the allegations levelled against him, claiming that the goods belonged to him.
Other suspects who were arrested for various offences confessed to the crime and pleaded for leniency as they claimed that the economic downturn of the nation pushed them to the act.
Parading the suspects, Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mrs Ngozi Onadeko explained that in a swift response to the evolving trends in the security sector, Orlando had embarked on driven intelligence and redefined operational architecture to combat the challenges.
Mrs Onadeko stated further that the breakthroughs and accomplishments were achieved by the command through its courageous and valiant officers who were well committed to the job as well as the corporation of members of the public through intelligence sharing.
“While re-affirming our commitment to justice and assurances of a sustained level of relative tranquillity throughout the yuletide and beyond, the Oyo State Police command anticipates improved cooperation from the citizenry especially in the areas of providing credible and timely information germane in birthing a crime-free Oyo state.
“I would like to use this medium to appeal to the conscience of good people of the state against the unpleasant rising trend of jungle justice which the Command condemns strongly as inhumane, a gross violation of the victim’s right to fair-hearing and utter disregard on the sanctity of human life”
The Commissioner of Police, therefore, promised to charge the suspects to court after proper investigations.
Exhibits found with the suspects included one human head, one Toyota Camry car, some locally made guns, cash, live cartridges and ammunitions and other stolen motorcycles and home appliances.
Rasheedah Makinde
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