The Ondo State Police Command said it has arrested an Islamic cleric over alleged possession of recently harvested body parts.
The Police disclosed that the cleric, Oluwafemi Idris, kept human parts in his house and intended to use them for ritual purposes.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said the detectives got intel of the activities of the suspect from a reliable source.
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She stated that the Police swung into action and apprehended the suspect and a search was conducted in his house in the Akoko area of the state.
The PPRO further listed the human parts found in his possession to include human hands, three kidneys, three hearts, a spine and a tongue.
“The suspect claimed he is an Islamic cleric and some of the human parts were supplied by his friend, an Alhaji who is also a cleric, and one Samuel Kutelu while he supplied one Babatunde Kayode, an Oluawo with 3 human heads,” she said.
Odunlami-Omisanya added that the Oluawo and Babatunde Kayode have been arrested while efforts are on to arrest the other cleric whom he claimed sourced the human parts for him.
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