Crime
55-year-old man caught with human head
A 55-year-old man, Alfa Tunde Olayiwola has been arrested by policemen in Ondo State with a fresh human head.
The suspected ritualist in his confessional statement said he intended to use the head for rituals so as to be rich and live a better life.
The suspect was arrested at Oka axis in Ondo town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking with newsmen when he was paraded at the Ondo State Police Headquarters, Olayiwola said he bought the head for the sum of N60,000.
According to him, the fresh head was delivered to him at home by a man he met at a social function on Thursday morning, and he was about to commence the ritual when he was arrested.
“I ordered for the human head to make my life better and it was delivered to me. This is my first time but I want to do it to become rich and live a better life. The head was delivered to me today,” he told newsmen.
The State Commissioner of Police, Oyeyemi Oyediran, said the suspect was arrested following intelligence reports.
According to him, the suspect has confessed and will be charged to court on completion of investigation.
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