The Ogun State Police Command says it has arrested a motorcycle rider, Kadir Owolabi, for allegedly being in possession of three human skulls.
The command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta, noting that the suspect was intercepted during a routine stop-and-search operation.
According to Odutola, operatives from the 71 Police Mobile Force, Awa Ijebu, stopped Owolabi at about 2:00 p.m. on Monday along the Ijebu Ode–Ibadan Expressway, near the Refugees Camp Junction in Oru Ijebu.
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“A search on his luggage led to the shocking discovery of three human skulls,” she said.
The police spokesperson added that preliminary investigation led to the arrest of another suspect, 53-year-old Jamiu Yisa, behind the Ijebu Ode Local Government Secretariat.
Odutola said the Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department to take over the case for discreet investigation.
She reiterated the command’s commitment to taking decisive action against crime, urging residents to cooperate with law enforcement and assuring them of confidentiality and identity protection.
