Joy Anyim
The police in Ogun State have arrested a 55 -year-old man, Yesiru Salisu, who harvests human parts from cemeteries in Ogun State.
Salisu, who lives at No. 7 Odenusi Street, Ijebu Igbo, was found in possession of four human skulls, two dry human hands and three jaws.
It was learnt tha the suspect was arrested, last Monday, following a report lodged at Ago Iwoye Police Division that the suspect was seen with a bag suspected to contain stolen property.
The report had it that when Salisu was challenged, he dropped the bag and ran into the bush.
The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abumbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the arrest of the suspect.
He said, “The Ago Iwoye Divisional Police Officer, Paul Omiwole, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), led his detectives to the scene where they opened the bag and discovered that it contains dry human parts. Consequently, the bush he ran into was properly combed and the suspect was subsequently apprehended.
“ On interrogation, the suspect confessed harvesting the human parts from one Christian cemetery in Oke Eri in Ijebu – Ode together with one Lekan Bakare, who is now at large. The Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), for further investigation and prosecution.”
He said the police boss has also directed that the fleeing accomplice be hunted for and brought to justice.