I Sell Human Skull Each For N30,000 – Man Caught With 8 Human Skulls Confesses
Posted on June 14, 2024
MICHAEL AKINOLA
A 37-year old suspected ritualist, Yusuf Adenoyin, has been arrested with eight human skulls by the security agencies and he confessed that he usually sells each human head for N30,000 to his clients especially native doctors for ritual purposes in Ondo State.
P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspect, Adenoyin, was arrested at Isua Akoko, in the Akoko South-East LGA, Ondo State, at one of the checkpoints between the Isua and Epinmi in a Nissan car en route Osogbo.
The suspect was said to have been in the vehicle with four other passengers when the personnel attached to the Police Safer Highway Patrol intercepted them on the road.
He claimed that he was travelling from Okene in Kogi State to Osogbo, Osun State, to deliver the human skulls to a herbalist. He allegedly concealed the skulls inside a sack of garri alongside charms before he was nabbed.
This was disclosed by the Ondo State Police Commissioner, CP Abayomi Oladipo, who confirmed that the suspect was in custody undergoing interrogation.
“Upon interrogation, Adenoyin, 37, confessed to being the owner of the skulls and explained that he was delivering them to an herbalist named Opeifa in the Oke-Onitea area of Osogbo.”
“He equally mentioned other customers he usually supplies human skulls to include Almonso, who lives at Oke-Onitea, Osogbo, Alfaa Agba, who lives at Oke Ontea and also Oshoyemi who resides around the Oja Oba area.”
“The suspect further confessed that the human skulls were usually handed over to him by one, Imaila living at Oboroke in Okene, and that each head is being sold for between thirty thousand Naira (N30,000) and thirty-five thousand (N35,000),” he said.
The Police boss further stated that the suspect would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) unit in Akure with his case file for further investigations.
He stated that the suspect will be charged before the Court for the alleged offence under the Criminal Laws of the State but that will be after the conclusion of investigations by the Police.