Man arrested for ritual killing of friend in Osun

Police operatives in Osun have arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly killing his friend for a money ritual in the state.

The spokesperson for the state police command, Yemisi Opalola, told journalists during the parade of criminal suspects at the command headquarters in Osogbo, that the suspect removed the victim’s throat after killing him.

She said: “On July 18, at 3:00 p.m., the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Oke-Odo Division, Osogbo, received information that a Ghanaian man was killed by a yet-to-be-identified individual.

“Police detectives swung into action and through intelligence and investigation, one Kehinde Ganiyu, the intimate friend to the deceased was arrested.

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“Ganiyu confessed to the heinous crime stating that on July 9 at about 9:00 p.m., he went to the deceased’s residence with a knife and met him sleeping because he was sick.

“The suspect said he slaughtered the deceased with the kitchen knife and removed his throat.

“He added further that, he dried the throat for three days before he took it to a bush called Igbo Imese Aiwosi Area located at Oba-Oke village where he burnt it in a clay pot with some ritual materials and later mixed the burnt powder with soap for money ritual (OSOLE).”

Opalola said the suspect confessed that he singlehandedly carried out the operation, adding that the investigation was still ongoing on the matter.

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