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Police authorities in Ondo State have arrested a middle-aged man, Mr Dolapo Babalola, who allegedly confessed to killing his childhood friend, Opeyemi Oyelakin, before stealing his motorcycle.
The suspect who said he sold the motorcycle in Ibadan, also confessed to selling Opeyemi’s body part to ritualists in Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
Also, Babalola reportedly confessed to killing his cousin and three other people but said he could not confirm if all his victims died after hitting them with sticks or stones before absconding with their motorcycles.
According to police investigations, Babalola also operated in Kabba, Kogi where he murdered an Okada rider and killed another victim in Ife along Ilesha road in Osun state in April 2023.
The police said, “In June 2023, he killed another motorcyclist at Ondo town and dumped the corpse at a farm at Oboto bush along Bolorunduro road, Ondo town while in October 2023 the suspect and one Sikiru Mutiu aka S.K killed his childhood friend, dismembered his body and handed them to herbalists identified as Mujeeb Lawal and Shina Ojo for rituals.
“The duo of Abiola Olatunji Toheeb and Ayegbajeje Micheal who are receivers of stolen items and one Oyediran Waheed Olaitan who helps in the production of fake documents to aid the selling of the stolen motorcycles have been arrested.
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Meanwhile, Babalola who confessed to the crime said, ” Seven motorcycles have been retrieved from the receivers while one suspect is still at large. I have killed five persons including my cousin and my friend, and snatched their motorcycles.
“I killed Opeyemi who is my friend, and sold the motorcycle to one man at Ibadan called Toheed. I do not sell human parts but I took part of one of my victims’ bodies to an herbalist in Ondo who promised to give me an Ifa Oracle.
“At the point where we snatched motorcycles, anyone who struggled with me in the process got hit on the head with a fat stone and a stick. The herbalists said they used the body parts to prepare spiritual soap.”
