Osun State Police Command has arrested a suspect, Saheed Babalola, over the alleged exhumation and mutilation of the corpse of an 18-year-old woman in Feesu neighborhood, close to Iwo, Osun State.
The suspect was arrested after residents reportedly caught him on the burial web site the place the deceased had been interred, following unusual noises heard within the neighbourhood.
The incident occurred on Monday, a day after {the teenager} was buried inside the premises of Olomo Compound, Feesu, the place she lived alongside the suspect.
DAILY POST gathered that the deceased reportedly died below circumstances described as unnatural on Sunday earlier than her burial befell the identical day.
Babalola was reported to have participated within the burial alongside different mourners earlier than allegedly returning to the location with two different people within the early hours of the next day.
The three males allegedly exhumed the corpse and severed the sufferer’s head and wrist in the course of the incident.
However, their alleged actions attracted the eye of residents, who heard uncommon sounds coming from the burial floor and went to analyze.
A resident, who requested anonymity for safety causes, stated neighborhood members apprehended one of many suspects whereas the opposite two allegedly escaped.
“Three people came to perpetrate the act, but we were able to apprehend one of them, and he was handed over to the police,” the resident stated.
The resident added that Babalola was subsequently handed over to police operatives for investigation into the alleged desecration of the corpse.
Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Police Command, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, stated the suspect had been arrested and was cooperating with investigators.
“The suspect and the deceased lived on the identical tackle in Olomo Compound, Feesu, Iwo. The incident was reported to the police after residents found the alleged act.
“Police officers went to the scene, and the suspect, Saheed Babalola, was arrested,” the police spokesman stated.
He disclosed that operatives of the Iwo Police Division initially arrested Babalola earlier than transferring him to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for additional investigation.
According to Ojelabi, investigators subsequently found the place the sufferer’s severed head and hand had been saved and recovered the stays.
“We were able to recover the head and the hand. The investigation is still ongoing. The police are continuing efforts to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and identify other individuals allegedly involved,” he stated.
