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Suspected ritualists kidnapped and killed a pupil of St. Joseph’s African Church Primary School, Odootu/Odogbe in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State.     It was gathered that the incident happened during school hours on January Tuesday, January 23, 2024.      Details of the incident are still …

A gang that specialises in exhuming corpses and removing their parts for rituals has been arrested by the Osun State Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps.   In a statement on Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Osun State Amotekun spokesperson, Adeniyi Adeshola Brown, said the three suspects were; Kamilu Kehinde, a 43-year-old …

Two ritualists who disguised as labourers have allegedly hacked a 45-year-old pastor, Dada Itopa to death at Ebira camp Ipele in Owo local government area of Ondo State.    It was gathered that the ritualists also attacked the 30-year-old Pastor’s wife, Bose Dada with cutlass at the same scene but …

Suspected ritualists have reportedly killed and dismembered the body of a-32-year woman identified as Dorcas Shangev, in the Adem village, near the Welfare Quarters area of Makurdi, the Benue state capital.   Vanguard reports that Shangev was murdered by the assailants on her birthday. It was gathered that the deceased …

A secondary school student, Enaikhe Anthonia Joseph, who was allegedly kidnapped by suspected ritualists in Delta State has regained her freedom.   The girl was last seen after she boarded a commercial tricycle at Orhuwhorun in Udu Local Government Area of the state.    Activist, Comrade Israel Joe, who confirmed …

A yet-to-be-identified man has been found dead with some of his body parts missing in Akure, the Ondo state capital.    The spokesperson of the state police command, Olufumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at Oba-Ile Police Station and his men had visited …

The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspected ritualists, kidnappers, armed robbers, murderers, among others.    Parading the suspects at the police headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, February 8, 2023, spokesperson of the command, SP Yemisi Opalola, said the suspected ritualists, Alfa Mutiu, Olanrewaju,34, Adebowale Abdulsalam, 24, and Fatai …

Men of the Osun state police command have arrested two suspected ritualists caught with items believed to be human hair and flesh.   A statement released by the command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, says the suspects identified as Ojo Gbadebo and Babatunde Hamsat, were caught around Oke Ona, a community along Iwaraja/Erimo road …

A 65-year-old woman identified as Oluyemi Tunmise, has been murdered by suspected ritualists in Ilesa, Osun State.    The victim was found dead on her farm at Fadahunsi area of Ilesa at about 1:00pm on Monday, August 1, 2022.   Spokesperson of the Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the incident …

The Osun State Police Police Command has confirmed the arrest of eight suspected ritualists over alleged possession of human head in Iwo.    One of the supects identified as Afolabi Jacob was caught with the human head by members of religious vigilante group, Taawun Security, Al-Jayshu Islam, in the early hour of Wednesday, 6th …