The operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested two persons, Akeem Usman and Niyi Ifadowo, for allegedly killing an 18-year-old 100-level student of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Quadri Salami, ritual purposes.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.

Odutola stated that Salami’s father, on November 14, reported at Kemta Police Station in Abeokuta, the state capital, that his son had been missing since November 8.

The police spokesperson quoted the father as saying he had not set his eyes on his son and all efforts to locate him proved abortive.

She noted that the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, on Wednesday, led a team of Tactical Squad to Mile 6 in the Ajebo area of Abeokuta.

Odutola stated: “The commissioner led a team of Tactical Squad to Mile 6 in Ajemo area of Abeokuta to a shallow grave to exhume the decomposing body parts of the deceased after a tracking clue beamed at one Akeem Usman who was arrested in possession with the victim’s phone.

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“He (Usman) implicated one Ifadowo Niyi that both of them committed the heinous crime by slaughtering the victim and dismembered his vital parts for ritual purposes.

“Ifadowo went away with Quadri’s head, and his two wrist, and paid the sum of N100,000 into Akeem Usman’s account as proceeds from the sale of the human body parts.

“The suspects thereafter continued to sell the victim’s other body parts on demand to internet fraudsters and buried the heart, two legs, and flesh inside a plastic rubber for ritual and used the remaining parts for ‘Awure’ a crime against humanity.

“Amongst their confessional statement, the duo admitted that they have used four other human heads for money ritual known as ‘Osole’.

“The suspects are now in the Police headquarters, Eleweran at the SCID for continuation of discreet investigation and will definitely be prosecuted.

“The CP remains committed to ensuring that justice is served and will continue to investigate further to bring all perpetrators to face the full extent of the law.”

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