Human Angle

Police Investigate Alleged Exhumation of Corpse by Deceased’s Son

By Web News 365

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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Crime

Ritualists Arrested In Ogun

By Web News 1017

Ogun state Police command has arrested three men while exhuming the corpse of one Segun Taiwo who died and was buried about six months ago at Abule Sikiru area of Sabo Abeokuta. 

According to a statement by the Ogun Police command spokesman, Mr Oyeyemi Abimbola the suspects were arrested at about 11:30 p.m. following a distress call from a good Samaritan that he sighted some men digging the grave where a 28 years old man was buried.

He explained that the suspects were arrested at the scene of the crime with the help of members of the community. 

He hinted that investigation has revealed that, the suspects exhumed the corpse use for money-making ritual purposes.

The commissioner of police Mr Lanre Bankole has ordered the transfer of the suspects to state criminal investigation for investigation and prosecution.

Wale Oluokun

Crime

Woman Allegedly Hits Victim with Car, Drops Corpse at Dump Site

By Web News 700

She rushed out of her car, after bringing it to an abrupt halt, to behold the horrifying sight of a woman lying on the walkway, motionless. She was alleged to have hit the victim with her car.

There was a commotion as commuters and passers-by rushed to where the victim laid on the floor.

Everyone was giving their respective suggestion at the same time, while some were busy taking shots of the victim on the ground, with their mobile phones.

An elderly man later suggested they rush the victim to the hospital, where she could be resuscitated. Unfortunately, the victim was confirmed dead at an undisclosed hospital.

Double tragedy Crime Guard gathered that doctors at the hospital told the mother of two identified as Mrs Anita Harrison, to take the corpse to the Police station to incident the matter, from where she would be accompanied by policemen to deposit the corpse in the morgue.

 Rather than heed the advice, the suspect drove to an isolated place after the long bridge on the Lagos/Ibadan expressway and dumped the corpse, close to a dump site and zoomed. Arrest Meanwhile, back at the victim’s home, apprehension had set in, following her absence. Relatives of the 35-year-old victim, Lafiat Idowu, reported her disappearance to the Police, who conducted a routine search round hospitals, morgues and other places.

In the process, the Police team was said to have visited the hospital where the victim was rushed to and were informed about a case of an auto accident victim that was brought in dead.

Surprisingly, one of the nurses brought out a piece of paper where the registration number of the vehicle that brought the victim was scribbled on.

The suspect was traced to her house at 12 Sabena street, Iju Ishaga, through her plate number, at the weekend.

Suspect When Vanguard interviewed the Akwa-Ibom state-born suspect, she expressed regrets over her decision to dump the corpse in an isolated place, blaming her decision on wrong counsel by a friend. According to her:

“A friend called me last Thursday, that she wanted to introduce me to a business.

 “I went to meet her at Computer Village, Ikeja. On my way back, I gave her a ride. On reaching under the Ikeja Bridge, inward Agege, I didn’t know what happened.

“I didn’t see anyone crossing the road, neither did I see myself ramming into anyone. I had driven past a woman when I heard people shouting.

 “I don’t know if the tyre of the car climbed her or whether the car was close to her. It was the shout of people that made me stop.

“The lady in the car with me accompanied me to the hospital we rushed the victim to. We were not allowed to bring her out of the car.

“The nurses called a Doctor who checked her and confirmed she was dead. He said she had internal bleeding. Immediately I heard that,I passed out. By the time I was revived, they told me to take the corpse to the police station. The woman with me advised us to go and drop the lifeless body where the police would discover it and take it to the morgue.

“I drove to the expressway along Mowe Ibafo. By then, it was dark. I stopped at a point but could not look at the lifeless body because that was my first time seeing one. The lady with me brought the corpse out of the car and dumped it there.

“I drove home and told my husband who informed the Police. But to my surprise, we saw some people who later identified themselves as policemen, in our house.

“I did not hit her with my car. I can’t tell what happened. I don’t want to go to jail. I have two children. The first is two years and the second is just seven months old. “Unfortunately, the woman that advised me to dump the corpse can’t be reached on phone”.

At this point, she burst into tears. Police investigation Explaining how the body was recovered, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobu, said when the suspect was arrested, she took policemen to where the corpse was dumped, to ascertain whether it was that of the missing woman.

But he said the corpse was not found at the spot it was dumped. An Inquiry from the Sagamu division, according to him, revealed that policemen from the division evacuated the body to the Sagamu General Hospital morgue.

On reaching the morgue, he said relatives of the deceased confirmed she was the one. He added that investigation was still ongoing.

Vanguard

Environment

Residents of Ishokun, Oyo, Call for Removal of Corpse

By Web News 2451

Hundreds of traders located at a shopping complex in Ishokun, Oyo South West Local Council Development Area, Oyo town have deserted their businesses following the non-removal of a corpse in the area.

Some of the traders and residents of Ishokun area where the corpse had been allegedly lying since Sunday night said the matter was reported to police and health authorities in view of dangers posed to human health but no positive response till now.

An Environmental Health Official who spoke with Radio Nigeria on condition of anonymity confirmed awareness of the situation, adding that they needed time to process papers for the removal.

 Kayode Oguntona