The Osun State Police Command has arrested seven individuals for allegedly selling human body parts and water used to bathe corpses in the state.
The suspects, including two mortuary attendants, Johnson Daniel and Adetunji Okunade, were apprehended after a tip-off from a concerned citizen.
The announcement came in a statement signed and issued on Wednesday by the Acting Police Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade.
According to Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, the mortuary attendants conspired to sell human remains as well as water used to bathe corpses to native doctors for ritual purposes.
Upon searching the residences of the suspects, police recovered fragments of substances suspected to be human skulls, a female pant, and a notebook containing instructions on ritual practices.
The other suspects arrested include Olaniyan Azeez, Balogun Temitope, Oladapo Hammed, Kazeem Rasaq, and Asaka Rauf.
“The suspects used these remains obtained from the mortuary attendant (Johnson Daniel) for various ritual purposes. Daniel also confessed that he conspired with another mortuary attendant, Adetunji Okunade, to sell remnants of water used to bathe corpses to interested native doctors.
“During the investigation, a search was conducted at the residences of these suspects, leading to the recovery of fragments of substances suspected to be human skulls at the homes of Asaka Rauf and Oladapo Hammed, while a female pant and a notebook containing instructions on ritual practices were recovered from Balogun Temitope Asimiyu’s residence,” Giwa-Alade said.
The suspects have been charged to court for diligent prosecution.
