Police in Ibadan Uncover Syndicate Selling Human Body Parts for Rituals

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Ibadan, Nigeria – The Oyo State Police Command has made a disturbing discovery, apprehending two individuals allegedly involved in exhuming corpses and selling human body parts to ritualists. This operation sheds light on a dark underbelly of criminal activity within the region.According to a statement released on Friday by Command Public Relations Officer Adewale Osifeso, the arrests were made following a tip-off received by detectives at the Iyaganku Divisional Police Headquarters.”A search led to the recovery of a female human torso and other dismembered human remains, including severed limbs and dried bones, stored in bags and a paint bucket,” Osifeso stated.During interrogation, one of the suspects confessed to exhuming a corpse from a cemetery in Awa-Ijebu, Ogun State, and selling the remains for ritualistic purposes. This confession led to the arrest of a second suspect, a man in his seventies, who allegedly admitted to purchasing human body parts and involvement in the illicit trade.The case has been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation, with police actively pursuing other individuals connected to this gruesome operation.Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Ademola, has responded to the incident by urging cemetery managers to increase security measures to prevent further incidents of corpse exhumation. He also advised transport operators to be vigilant and thoroughly inspect passenger luggage to avoid unknowingly aiding such criminal activities.