The police in Ogun State has arrested a 42-year-old suspected ritualist, identified as Ajiboye Emmanuel Olusola, in possession of corpse of a baby.
The suspected ritualist was nabbed at Saapade motor park last Friday when he was about to board a vehicle going to Lagos with the corpse of the baby wrapped inside a polythene bag.
It was learnt that the offensive odour oozing from the bag roused the suspicion of other commuters in the vehicle, who immediately alerted policemen from the Isara-Remo division.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Abimbola Oyeyemi, explained further: “Upon the information, the DPO of Isara-Remo Division, CSP Yusuf Taiwo, led policemen to the scene where the suspect was promptly arrested. On searching his bag, it was discovered that a dead baby was wrapped inside it.
“On interrogation, the suspect claimed that he was coming from Offa in Kwara state heading to Lagos where he intended to bury the baby. Not satisfied with the claim, the suspect was taken to Isara division for further investigation”.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmed Iliyasu, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspect to the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for proper investigation.
