Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
A pastor of one of the new generational churches in Rosco, Iyana Iyesi, Ota, Ogun State, Pastor Oyenekan Oluwaseyi, and three others caught with a human skull in the Saje Area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, have given their reasons for being in possession of it.
The three others are 30-year-old Ibrahim Agbowewe, 40-year-old Suleiman Ogunbunmi, and 57-year-old Gafari Akinsanya, were all arrested in the early hours of Saturday.
They confessed that they were going to use it for blessing and for money ritual.
The state police image maker , SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed their arrest, said the four suspects had confessed to the crime.
“We arrested the four of them. They have since confessed that they wanted to use the head for blessings and money rituals.
“The investigations are ongoing to unravel more details about the incident,”
According to a source who preferred anonymity, he said that the suspects claimed they had intended to use the skull for rituals.
The source said further that the arrest was made following a tip-off from members of the public about the suspects’ suspicious movement and activities in the area.
Following the intelligence, policemen were said to have raided the area and arrested the suspects.
It was learnt that other items such as one big calabash, one black Toyota Camry car and one ram found with the suspects had been recovered and taken to the police station.