Emmanuel and Anu were arrested on Friday following a complaint by one
Amoo Bankole who reported at the Eggua Police Station that the
suspects were sighted digging at a cemetery where his mother was
buried a few months ago.
The police have arrested two persons – Emmanuel Aro (25) and Anu
Olofinju (25) with a human skull along ijoun road in the Eggua area
of Ogun State.
Emmanuel and Anu were arrested on Friday following a complaint by one
Amoo Bankole who reported at the Eggua Police Station that the
suspects were sighted digging at a cemetery where his mother was
buried a few months ago, TheNation reports.
Amoo told the Police that with the digging of his mother’s grave, he
believed the suspects were up to something evil.
The spokesperson for the police, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who made this known
on Sunday in a release, stated that based on the complaint of Amoo,
the Divisional Police Officer for Eggua division, Kehinde Oyekangun,
mobilized detectives to the scene but met the suspects along the road.
Abimbola added that the detectives accosted the suspects and upon
searching their bag, the skull of a woman was discovered inside.
According to the police, the complainant had identified the skull as
that of his mother.
Abimbola explained that when interrogated, the suspects confessed to
the commission of the crime, admitting that they intended to use the
skull for money-making ritual.
The police commissioner in the state, Bashir Makama, gave a directive
that the suspects should be transferred to state criminal
investigation and intelligence department for further investigation.