Ogun: Police arrest herbalist, bricklayer over money ritual

Operatives of Ogun state Police command weekend arrested a 29 –year- old herbalist, Baoku Gbuyi and a bricklayer, Olamide Odulaja over the killing of a housewife, Modupeola Folorunsho and her 4-year-old son, Peter Folorunsho allegedly for money making ritual.

The spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated this in a press statement made available to Blueprint in Abeokuta Sunday.

The statement said the suspects were arrested following a report received at Ijebu Igbo division, from the victim’s husband, who reported on 14th of February, 2021 that his wife and his son went out since the previous day and were yet to return, and that efforts to locate her and the little boy didn’t yield positive result.

Upon the report, a case of missing person was incidented and the DPO, Ijebu Igbo division, SP Kazeem Solotan, detailed his crack detectives to unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of the woman and her son.

The statement further reads: “The detectives there and then embarked on a technical and intelligence based investigation, which led them to the arrest of Olamide Odulaja at Ibadan.

“On interrogation, Olamide confessed that he and one herbalist abducted the victim and her son on the 13th of February, 2021, and that the victim and her son were killed for money ritual at the house of the said herbalist.

“He stated further that it was the herbalist who burnt the woman’s head which he used for him.

“Upon his confession, detectives went after the herbalist who resides at Araromi Street, Japara, Ijebu Igbo.On getting to his residence, it was discovered that the herbalist had taken to flight having heard about the arrest of Olamide.

“Subsequently, all the adjoining divisions were alerted to be on look out for the fleeing suspect. He was eventually traced to Kajola village, where he was arrested by the DPO, Awa Ijebu, with the assistance of hunters and local vigilantes.

“On interrogation, the herbalist confessed that it was Odulaja who approached him for a money making ritual following which he asked him to bring a head of human being as one of the materials to be used,” he said.

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