By Adenitan Akinola
In Osogbo, the Police have begun an investigation into the alleged exhumation of the remains of a community leader, Pa Azeez Rauf from the grave in his house and the sale of the house by one of his sons, identified as Mutiu Rauf Okunola.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Osun State Police Command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola, told newsmen that a suspect identified as Rauf was arrested in connection with the alleged exhuming of the corpse and the sale of the house around Dada Estate, Osogbo.
Mrs Opalola, who explained that the matter was being handled by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), added that the suspect had been granted bail while an investigation into the matter was ongoing.
Findings by Radio Nigeria indicated that the sold property, located around the Dada Estate area of Osogbo, Osun State capital had generated issues amongst the children of the deceased.
The other children of Late Azeez Rauf accused their sibling, Rauf Mutiu Okunola, also known as Tato of selling their late parents’ property and exhuming their corpses without the consent of the remaining children.
The dispute was said to have begun when Mrs Adedoyin Rukayat, one of the surviving children, discovered that the family property had been sold.
Apart from selling the house, Mrs Rukayat, who spoke to journalists, also alleged that her brother exhumed the remains of their parents without consulting other children.
Disturbed by these actions, Rukayat reported the case to Dada Estate Police Station in Osogbo, which led to the arrest of Mutiu on December 31, 2024
Radio Nigeria further gathered that policemen, who stormed the premises to arrest the suspect stopped further exhumation of their mother’s remains after the corpse of Late Azeez Rauf had already been dug out from the grave.
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