How 2 Siblings Killed Man & Sold Parts For Ritual Purposes

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

Police operatives from the Osun State Command have arrested two siblings, Faseun Afolabi and Fadare Afolabi, for allegedly killing a man and selling his body parts for ritual purposes.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that the suspects were arrested alongside their four accomplices for killing the man and selling his heart for N15, 000.

They were paraded by the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, who narrated how it happened.

He said, “On 24th May, 2021, the victim’s mother lodged a complaint to the Police that her son Fasesan Ayoade Moses, 35, left her home for his studio and did not return home”.

“Upon the receipt of the report, Police detectives from the Anti Kidnapping Unit swung into action and conducted a diligent intelligence-led investigation which yielded the arrest of one Faseun Afolabi.”

The Police boss said the suspect, who initially denied having knowledge of the whereabouts of the victim but confirmed that he knew him, later confessed to have conspired with two of his cohorts Fadare Afolabi, his brother, and Taiwo, surname yet unknown, to kill the victim.

‘They also confessed to have butchered and sold the heart to Adeleke Kabiru at the cost of N15,000.00 while the head, leg and wrist were sold to Adeleke Kabiru ‘m’, Oloyede Maruf ‘m’, Oseni Mukaila ‘m’ and Badmus Sairu ‘m’.
In view of this fact, the investigation team took immediate action and succeeded in arresting all the suspects mentioned except the said Taiwo, who is now at large.

According to the CP, the principal suspect led the detectives to Fidibomi area of Ikirun, where the victim was butchered and the remaining body parts buried. The remains of the deceased was exhumed and taken to UNIOSUN morgue for autopsy, where the mother of the victim identified the last clothes worn by her son.

CP Olokode said efforts are ongoing to nab the fleeing suspect and the arrested ones will be charged to Court after the conclusion of investigations.