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Operatives of Ogun State Police command, have arrested a 29 years old herbalist Baoku Gbuyi and a 27 years old Bricklayer Olamide Odulaja over alleged killing of a woman, Modupeola Folorunsho and her 4 years old son, Peter Folorunsho for money ritual.
The Command disclosed this in a statement issued by the spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, weekend.
According to Oyeyemi, the Command received a report at Ijebu Igbo division from the victim’s husband about the missing woman.
The husband said that on February 14, his wife and his son went out since the previous day and were yet to return.
Efforts to locate her and the little boy proved abortive.
The statement said: “Upon the report, a case of missing person was incidented, and the DPO Ijebu Igbo Division, SP Kazeem Solotan detailed his crack detectives to unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the woman and her son.
“The detectives embarked on technical and intelligence based investigation, which led them to the arrest of Olamide Odulaja at Ibadan.
“On interrogation, Olamide confessed that he and one herbalist abducted the victim and her son on the 13th of February 2021, and that the victim and her son were killed for money ritual at the house of the said herbalist.
“He stated further that, it was the herbalist who burnt the woman’s head which he used for him.
“Upon his confession, detectives went after the herbalist who resides at Araromi street Japara Ijebu Igbo.
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”On getting to his resident, it was discovered that the herbalist has taken to flight having heard about the arrest of Olamide.
”Subsequently, all the adjoining divisions were alerted to be on look out for the fleeing suspect.
“He was eventually traced to Kajola village, where he was arrested by the DPO Awa Ijebu with the assistance of hunters and local vigilantes.
“On interrogation, the herbalist confessed that it was Olamide Odulaja who approached him for money ritual following which he asked him to bring a human head as one of the material to be used.
“He stated further that they both conspired to abduct the woman and her son and slaughter them for that purpose.
“He confessed further that he burnt the woman’s head with some other herb which he gave to Olamide to use.
“When asked about the little boy, he said that his head and remains was dumped inside a pit latrine.”
The State Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and diligent prosecution.
