Site For Ritualists' Discovered In Ogun State

The Ogun State Police yesterday discovered a hideout by ritualists at Iyana-Ilogbo, Otta in Ogun State. Two men were arrested at the site, which is said to be an abandoned filling station few metres from the Iyana-Ilogbo bus stop on the Lagos/Abeokuta Express Road.

The remains of one of there victims, clothes, shoes, wigs, a matchete and bags were found at the den.
The suspects’ names were given as Babatunde Taofeek and Hammed Hassan.

The Nation learnt that two persons who had initially been taken to the den to be killed, escaped and effort by the ritualists to recapture them failed.

The failed recapture of the would-be victims attracted passers-by who swooped on the place and contacted the Police at their Sango Otta Station.

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Angry mob, broke down parts of the building, which led to the discovery of decomposed parts of human body. Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the incident, said the den was discovered at about 7am, and that the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Sango Division and men of the Anti-Robbery Squadý acted swiftly and arrested two suspects.

 He said: "Items recovered from the scene include a cutlass, clothes, shoes and caps, the suspects were at an abandoned filling station, at Iyana-Ilogbo.
“We are also making effort to arrest the owner of the abandoned filling station while the suspects are under interrogation. The Commissioner of Policeý, Mr Abdulmajid Ali, has ordered that the case be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Command, at Eleweran, Abeokuta for further investigation.”

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