Police arrest couple with fresh human parts in Ogun 

The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a couple for allegedly being in possession of fresh human body parts.

The suspects, 45-year-old Kehinde Oladimeji, and his 35-year-old wife, Adejumoke Raji, who claimed to be herbalists, were arrested on Saturday in Abeokuta, the state capital.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the arrest of the couple, said the suspects were arrested in their residence where they were allegedly keeping the human body parts such as hands, breasts, and other parts in a plastic bowl.

According to Oyeyemi, the couple who are residents of no.72 MKO Abiola way, Leme, Abeokuta, were arrested following a report lodged at Kemta Divisional Headquarters by one Chief Moshood Ogunwolu, the Baale (community head) of Leme community.

He added that the community head told the police that one Pastor Adisa Olarewaju, who is a co-tenant with the suspects, informed him of offensive odours coming out from the room of the suspects.

The police spokesperson said, “Upon the complaint, the DPO of Kemta Division, CSP Adeniyi Adekunle quickly led his detectives to the scene where a search was conducted.

“On searching the room, a plastic bowl containing fresh different parts of human being was discovered in the room, and the couple were promptly arrested.

“On interrogation, the suspects confessed that, they were herbalists and that the human parts comprise hands, breasts, and other parts were given to them by one Michael who they claimed resided in Adatan area of Abeokuta.

“All efforts to locate the said Michael proved abortive as the suspects could not locate his house.”

It would be recalled that a dismembered body of an unknown person was found in a swamp area at Leme area of Abeokuta about a week ago, but it was not yet clear whether the parts are that of the found body or not.

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the Homicide Section of the state criminal investigation and intelligence department for discreet investigation.

Bankole vowed that anyone,  who is directly or indirectly involved in the crime, would be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others.