By Mojisola Oladele
The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old Kehinde Ganiyu for the alleged murder of his Ghanian friend identified as Emmanuel Collins in Osogbo for money ritual purposes.
The Command’s Spokesperson, Mrs. Yemisi Opalola disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Osogbo.
Mrs.Opalola noted that the suspect confessed killing Collins by slaughtering him with a kitchen knife while asleep and removed his throat which he dried in the sun for three days.
According to Force PPRO,the Suspect took the dried throat to a bush called Igbo Imese Aiwosi Area, located at Oba-Oke village where he burnt it in a clay pot with some ritual materials and later mixed the burnt powder with soap for money ritual “OSOLE”.
Mrs. Opalola added that investigation is still ongoing and the suspect would be charged to court accordingly.
Exhibits recovered in the arrest of Ganiyu included four different blood-stained knives, one chisel, two gourds, one wooden traditional pot containing black soap, two local sponges with black soap, one wooded traditional tray, opon ifa, one wooden box and some local charms.
Mrs Opalola said, “On 18th July 2024 at about 3:00 pm, upon information received by the Divisional Police Officer,, DPO, Oke-Odo Division Osogbo that, on the same date at about 2:30 pm a Ghanaian named Emmanuel Collins ‘m’ about 35yrs old was killed by a yet to be identified individual, Police detectives swung into action and through an intelligence-led investigation, one Kehinde Ganiyu ‘m’ intimate friend to the deceased was arrested.
“ He also confessed carring out the operation single-handedly ” Osun Force PPRO
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