In a significant crackdown, the Ondo State Police Command apprehended Yusuf Adenoyin in Isua, Akoko South-East Local Government Area, for the possession of eight human skulls. According to Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adenoyin was detained on Wednesday during a routine check by the Police Safer Highway Patrol at the Isua/Epinmi checkpoint.
The incident occurred on June 10, 2024, around 8 a.m., when patrol officers stopped a Nissan Salon car bound for Akure. During the search, a passenger attempted to flee but was swiftly captured. Upon inspecting his belongings, officers discovered eight dry human skulls, fresh human flesh, and various charms concealed in a polythene bag inside a garri sack.
Adenoyin, 31, admitted he was transporting the items to herbalists and had previously supplied seven human skulls before his capture. The police are continuing their investigation to identify and apprehend his accomplices.
In a separate development, the police also arrested three individuals connected to a robbery in Akure, the state capital. The suspects, identified as Uche Onu, Ekene Okorie, and Celestine Eze, were nabbed through intelligence efforts and have confessed to their involvement in the crime.
Odunlami detailed that the suspects were implicated in the theft of a Scania truck with registration number JJJ 701 YE, valued at N12,000, along with 61 empty gas cylinders. During the robbery, a police constable was injured. Okorie, who drove the stolen truck, led detectives to Emmanuel Okike, who purchased the stolen cylinders at N36,000 each, totaling N2,256,000, which he paid into the accounts of Tochukwu Obi and Desmond Orjiakor. The stolen truck was later recovered in Benin City, Edo State, and the gas cylinders were retrieved from Okike in Lagos State.
Additionally, Francis Okafor is detained at the SCID in Benin City in connection with another armed robbery, while efforts are underway to capture another suspect, Ezeego, who remains at large. The three arrested suspects will face charges in court following the conclusion of the investigation.
Victoria Ibiama
