Skull, heart, hands of client shared, sold by herbalists he consulted

Fasesan Ayo, 35, came to Faseun Afolabi for money ritual. Hee never knew something worse was going on playing on the mind of Afolabi the herbalist.

Afolabi then contacted Fadare, another herbalist, and the mortal conspiracy thickened, ultimately roping six men into Ayo’s gruesome death in May.

All but one one of the suspects now cool off in police cell at the Osun police command headquarters, Osogbo.

“Fadare called one Taye who gave the boy one medicine. I held his leg while Faseun held his hands; Taye strangulated him,” said Afolabi, while confessing to the crime August 7.

“I got his two hands and the heart. I sold one hand for N20,000 while I gave out the other hand and the heart for free,” Faseun said

Fadare said he used the head and legs for money ritual.

Other suspects are: Adeleke Kabiru, 37; Oloyede Maruf, 39; Oseni Mukaila, 24; and Badmus Sairu, 27.

State Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokode, said On May 24, 2021, the mother of the victim complained to the police that her son Ayoade left the house, but never came back home.

The police boss said detectives from the anti-kidnapping unit swung into action and conducted an intelligence led-investigation which led to the arrest of Faseun Afolabi.

“The suspect who initially denied knowledge of Ayo’s whereabouts later confirmed he knew the victim.

“After diligent investigation and intelligence-led evidence,  Afolabi finally confessed to have conspired with two of his cohorts Fadare and Taiwo (surname unknown) to kill Ayo.

“They also confessed to have butchered and sold the heart to Adeleke Kabiru for N15,000 while they sold the skull, leg and wrist to Adeleke Kabiru, Oloyede Maruf, Oseni Mukaila and Badmus Sairu.”

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Taiwo is now the only one on the run.

He said the principal suspect led the detectives to Fidibomi area of Ikirun where the victim was killed, butchered and the remaining parts buried.

“The remains of the deceased was exhumed and taken to UNIOSUN morgue for autopsy where the mother of the victim identified the last cloth worn by her son (deceased).”

Efforts to nab the fleeing suspect have intensified, and those the police arrested  arrested will face trial as police concludes investigation.