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Man Sells Human Head, Legs N70,000, Four Buyers Arrested

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12 months ago

August 17, 2024

The Oyo State Police Command, on Friday, paraded a suspected ritualist, Muhammad Adekunle, for allegedly killing and selling human parts in Ibadan, the state capital.

Also arrested were Muniru Salawudeen, Rashidat Akanji, Ismail Olalekan, and Obaleye Sanmi, who confessed that they bought different types of human parts for money ritual from the said Adekunle.

The command said Adekunle, sometime in January 2024, together with three accomplices, Lukman, Olobe and one Ifa, all now at large, conspired to kill people for money ritual.

Speaking while parading the suspect at the command headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, the state Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi, said Adekunle, sometime in April 2024, and others now at large, lured one Adekola Sodiq to Moniya where they severed his head and legs, which were sold to one Obaleye Sanmi and one Ismail Olalekan.

Sonubi said Adekunle further confessed that on August 7, 2024, he and others now at large, stabbed one Malik Kareem to death and severed his head and legs which were sold to one Rashidat Akanji for N70,000 at Oje Market.

The CP said, “Meanwhile, on August 11, 2024, around 06.30 am, execution of search warrant was conducted in the houses and premises of the suspects where a fresh flesh was recovered and which he voluntarily confessed to be the parts of the said Malik Kareem whom they killed on August 7, 2024.”

He added, “In the course of the investigation, the following suspects; Muniru Salawudeen, Rashidat Akanji, Ismail Olalekan, and Obaleye Sanmi, were arrested and they confessed that they bought different types of human parts for money ritual from the said Adekunle Mohammed.

“On August 10, 2024, around 12.15 am, one Ayede reported at the above-mentioned station that earlier on the same date, an offensive odour was noticed oozing out from a building that belongs to one Muhammad Adekunle, 40, and that the said owner is not residing in the house but he usually visits the house at odd hours of the day.

“On receipt of the information, operatives from the Moniya Divisional Police Headquarters swung into action and moved to the scene, where a dry well was seen at the house’s compound. On close observation, gory sights of what had the semblance of mutilated human bodies were spotted inside the well.

“Eventually, the remains of three unidentified bodies were removed to the state hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy. Photographs were taken as well.”

The CP said the police also arrested one Muyideen Raimi for exhuming and cutting off the head of his late cousin, Sulaiman Aromokun, buried at Aromokun’s compound, Isale Ijebu, Ibadan.

He explained that the suspect was subsequently arrested with the exhibit and he confessed to the crime and also mentioned one Sumaila, aka, Baba Ibeji, now at large, with whom they conspired and perpetrated the act.

“He confessed further that they intended to use the skull for a money ritual. However, the investigation is ongoing and further development will be communicated, please,” he added.

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Lagos Woman Remanded For False Foreign Currency Declaration

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21 hours ago

August 14, 2025

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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded Ifunanya Phil-Olumba in the Kirikiri Correctional Centre over allegations of falsely declaring and failing to declare foreign currency totaling $14,567, £1,030, and CA$40 at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had preferred three counts against the defendant, accusing her of making false declarations to the Nigeria Customs Service and failing to declare foreign currency, contrary to Section 3(5) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

At the resumed proceedings, before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu, the prosecution, led by Okezie Chineye, called two witnesses.

The first prosecution witness, an officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mrs. Stella Ogar, told the court that the defendant was intercepted during inward clearance from the United Kingdom.

According to Ogar, the defendant declared only CA$4,000, despite allegedly being in possession of CA$14,000, alongside other undeclared sums.

“We arrested her and handed her over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for further investigation,” Ogar testified.

The second prosecution witness, an EFCC operative, Felicia Paul, confirmed that the defendant was handed over to the commission by the customs.

She stated that the defendant was interrogated and opted to make a written statement, which the prosecution sought to tender in evidence.

However, defence counsel, Edwin Anikwem, objected to the admissibility of the statement, contending that it was not obtained voluntarily and was made without the presence of counsel, contrary to legal requirements.

However, Justice Dipeolu adjourned further hearing to August 19 for continuation of the trial.

The EFCC alleged that on July 22, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, the defendant falsely declared the sum of $4,000 while in possession of $14,567; failed to declare CA$40; and falsely declared £1,000 while in possession of £1,030.

According to the anti-graft agency, the offences committed contravened Section 3(5) of the Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Act, 2022.

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Two Varsity Students Die In Bayelsa Road Crash

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22 hours ago

August 14, 2025

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A head-on collision between a truck and a commercial tricycle on the Yenagoa/Amassoma Road, Bayelsa State, has claimed the lives of two students from Niger Delta University, Amassoma.

The accident which occurred on Wednesday also left other passengers of the ill-fated tricycle critically injured.

Residents attributed the accident to absence of road signs and overspending by drivers as the crash occurred at a bend on the road.

The truck negotiated the bend at high speed, lost control and hit the tricycle at top speed, crushing it.

A trader, Godspower Okilo told The PUNCH on Thursday that the truck driver was moving too fast, and by the time he realised the danger, it was already too late.

He said, “The Keke (tricycle) had no chance of escaping the danger because the tipper was already close to it.
“We’ve been complaining about reckless truck drivers on this road for years, but nothing changes.

“The dangerous impact left the tricycle damaged beyond recognition. Good Samaritans rushed to the scene, pulling survivors from the wreckage and transporting the injured to the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa.

“The bodies of the deceased were later evacuated to a nearby morgue.

“This incident has renewed calls for stricter traffic enforcement, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the State Police Command should intensify patrols, introduce speed breakers, and conduct regular safety checks on heavy-duty vehicles.”

Another resident of the area, Mrs. Ebike Ekain, said if the appropriate authorities do not act now, more lives will be lost to accidents in the nearest future.

The Yenagoa/Amassoma Road is without doubt the most dangerous road in Bayelsa State due to the number of accidents that occur every year.
The reconstruction of the stretch from the Etegwe Roundabout to Tombia Community resulted in several turns which motorists do not consider as they often drive at dangerous speeds.

The Federal Road Safety Commission usually dispatches an ambulance to the road which is stationed at Tombia Community and sometimes at the roundabout leading to Agudama-Ekpetiama Community.

Spokesman for the Bayelsa State Police Command, DSP Musa Muhammad, who confirmed the accident, said investigation is ongoing to unravel the cause of the accident.

“Yes, an accident happened there and we are investigating the causes of the accident,” he stated.

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OAU Medical Student Kills Self After Failing Exam Twice

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23 hours ago

August 14, 2025

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The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has confirmed the death of a part-two medical student, Ajibola Ibitayo, who reportedly committed suicide.

A statement by the Public Relations Officer of the university, Mr. Abiodun Olarewaju, on Thursday, stated that the student with the matriculation number: DEN/2021/023), committed suicide after failing his examinations.

Olarewaju said the results of examinations were released on Wednesday and it would have required Ibitayo to repeat Part Two for the second time.

“The entire community of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has been thrown into mourning following the death of a Part Two student of the Faculty of Dentistry.

“The student, identified as Ajibola Ibitayo (Matriculation Number: DEN/2021/023), committed suicide after learning that the results of the last semester examinations, released yesterday, would require him to repeat Part Two for another academic year.

“He had already been repeating Part Two during the last session.

“The student, whose father is a medical doctor, reportedly injected himself at his parents’ home in Ejigbo, Osun State,” the statement read partly.

Saddened by the development, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Simeon Bamire, appealed to parents and guardians to instil in their children and wards the understanding that temporary setbacks in the pursuit of success are part of life and not the end of it.

Bamire also urged students and young people to view failure as an opportunity to redirect their paths toward success and greater achievements.

He prayed that God Almighty would grant the parents, family, Faculty, College of Health Sciences, and the University community the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.