Edo Michael
The police in Ondo State have arrested a 55 years old self-acclaimed Islamic cleric, Tunde Olayiwola, allegedly in possession of a fresh human head at Oka in Ondo East Local Government Area of the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Oyeyemi Oyediran, made this known while parading the suspect with eight others arrested for various crimes in the state before reporters on Thursday in Akure.
Mr Oyediran explained that the cleric suspected to be involved in money rituals was arrested following a tip off received from a member of the public on Thursday in Oka in Ondo township.
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“On the 23rd of December, 2021, the Police received information that a self-acclaimed cleric named Alfa Tunde Olayiwola ‘M’, a suspected ritualist, was about to receive a consignment suspected to be a human head.
“The Police immediately swung into action, and the cleric was apprehended at Ajagbale Area of Oka, Ondo town.
“A fresh human head was found in Olayiwola’s possession when he was arrested.
“Olayiwola,confessed that the head found in his possession was to be used to ensure he had a better life,” Mr Oyediran said.
Mr Oyediran said that when the suspect was arrested, he claimed to have been testing his gun and mistakenly shot the deceased.
