They were spotted digging a grave somewhere in the town, with the aim of removing parts of an already buried corpse of someone who was not in anyway related to them.
This information filtered to the Police in Odogbolu Division, which acted very swiftly.
The incident happened on Thursday September 24, 2020.
Upon the information, the Divisional Police Officer, Odogbolu, CSP Afolabi Yusuf, led his detectives to the scene but the suspects had already removed the head of the corpse and vamoosed into thin air.
The police there and then embarked on an intelligence-based investigation which led to the arrest of a couple, Niyi and Remilekun Folorunso, as well as Muyideen Tolubi.
Ogun CP Edward Ajogun
The three of them confessed being the persons that dug the grave and removed the head of the corpse.
The suspects later took detectives to nearby Ikenne town, where the fourth person who asked them to bring the head for ritual purpose was apprehended.
Altogether, the four suspects were arrested for unlawfully being in possession of human skull. They are all presently in police detention cell.
Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the story.
Ogun PPRO, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and prosecution.
