Police arrest two suspected cultists, discover human remains in Ogun

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected ritualists, Monday Ogunniyi and Oladeyo Idowu, in Oja Odan in Yewa North Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesperson of the command, SP Omolola Odutola, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, said the suspects were arrested following a report of an abduction. 

According to the PPRO, Oladeyo Idowu, from the School 4 area of Oja Odan, came to the station to report that Monday Ogunniyi abducted Regina Oladeyo.

SP Odutola said police investigations led to the discovery of Regina Oladeyo at the residence of Monday Ogunniyi, located at the Okegbala area of Oja Odan.

During questioning, Ogunniyi admitted to abducting Regina but alleged that he and the complainant, Oladeyo Idowu, were involved in ritual activities that required human remains.

Further investigations revealed an arrangement between the two men to procure human parts from a decomposing corpse for their ritual purposes.

The statement noted that a team of detectives was dispatched to a location near a river in the Afige area of Oja Odan, where they uncovered a dried human skeleton drapped with female clothing. 

Evidence gathered at the scene corroborated Ogunniyi’s confession, which implicated Oladeyo Idowu in the storage and dismemberment of the corpse.

“On December 16, 2024, at about  1630 hrs a man named Oladeyo Idowu from School 4 Area Oja Odan came to the police station to report a case of abduction involving Monday Ogunniyi, who resides in the Okegbala area of Oja Odan,” the statement read.

“The individual who was abducted, Regina Oladeyo, was located in the suspect’s home. During questioning, Monday Ogunniyi confessed to the abduction, but also claimed that he and the complainant were involved in rituals using human remains. 

“Investigations uncovered that Monday Ogunniyi and Oladeyo Idowu had an arrangement to obtain human parts from a decomposing corpse for their rituals. 

“A team of detectives visited the site where they discovered a dried human skeleton with female clothing draped over the bones near a river in the Afige area of Oja Odan. 

“The initial suspect, Monday Ogunniyi, provided a confession implicating Oladeyo Idowu regarding the storage and dismemberment of the corpse, along with the taking of photographs and the recovery of some exhibits. 

“The case will be forwarded to the SCID Eleweran for further investigation.”