Police detain suspected ritualists for teenage boy’s murder

The Police Command in Ogun State has detained two men over alleged murder of a 16-year-old boy, Wahab Lawal. The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in statement on Saturday in Abeokuta. Odutola said the deceased, who had been living with his grandmother, was reported missing by his father, Mr Olumide  Lawal. “Tragically, on July […]

The Police Command in Ogun State has detained two men over alleged murder of a 16-year-old boy, Wahab Lawal.

The command’s spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in statement on Saturday in Abeokuta.

Odutola said the deceased, who had been living with his grandmother, was reported missing by his father, Mr Olumide  Lawal.

“Tragically, on July 23rd, his lifeless and decomposed body was discovered along the Old Express Road, Igbile-Ijebu.

“A preliminary examination revealed that the head, both wrists, heart and genitals had been gruesomely removed suspecting to be ritualistic motives.

“Acting swiftly on credible intelligence, officers from Omu-Ijebu Division apprehended some suspects in connection with the murder,” she said.

The spokesperson said that upon their arrest, one of the suspects allegedly gave a voluntary confessional statement, which was also recorded on video.

Odutola disclosed that the deceased had since been buried in accordance with Islamic rites due to the state of the remains.