Ogun State: Policemen apprehend three men with two human skulls

The Ogun State police command has apprehended three men – Saibu Popoola, Aliu Ajiroba and Jimoh Ijiola , with two human skulls .

A release signed by the state Police Pulic Relations, PPRO, Abimbola Oyeyemi said the suspects were caught during routine stop and search along Idagba Olodo Road.

“The men were arrested when policemen attached to Ayetoro Division were on routine patrol and accosted the duo of Saibu Popoola and Aliu Ajiroba on a Bajaj motorcycle along Idagba Olodo road with a bag which looked suspicious.

“ Search was quickly conducted on them and the two human skulls were discovered in the said bag. The duo were promptly arrested and taken to Ayetoro Police Station, where they told the police that the skulls were given to them by Jimoh Ijiola, who lives in Erinpa area of the town.

“ Upon the information, the DPO Ayetoro Division Csp Makinde Kayode led detectives to the residence of the suspect, where he was also arrested.

“In his own statement, he denied being the person that gave them the skulls, but that they all got it from neighbouring Benin Republic and that their intention was to use it for money rituals, because the situation in the country is hard and we needed to find alternatives” the police spokesman said.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmed Iliyasu has ordered that the case be transferred to State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for further investigation and possible prosecution of the suspects.”