A suspected ritualist, Gbesemehan Dewanu Solomon, has been arrested for exhuming human skulls from graves in Ipokia in the Ipokia local government area of Ogun State.
It was gathered that dead bodies could no longer rest in peace in the ancient town of Ipokia as unknown ritualists invaded the town to dig into graves for their skulls.
According to Vanguard, residents of Ipokia said that over 50 human skulls have been removed from graves by the ritualists, who operated under the cover of darkness.
Without depending on the police and other security agents, the community leaders rose up in an effort to get the culprits arrested.
Their efforts paid off on Monday night when they arrested Solomon in an area called Idologun when the suspect was about to exhume a skull.
He was reportedly apprehended with a skull in his bag and the tools he uses in digging out the dry heads.
The Onipokia of Ipokia, Oba Yisa Olaniyan, who confirmed the arrest of the ritualist said the suspect had been handed over to the police.
Oba Olaniyan appealed to the Ogun State Police command to do everything necessary to fish out the accomplices of Solomon and those buying the skulls from him, saying “we must get to the root of this matter and everybody involved must face the law, no matter who they are.”
The traditional ruler disclosed that human skulls were recovered from the man’s house when it was searched by the police.
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