Police in Osun State have arrested an 80-year-old man,
Lamidi Abioye, after decomposing headless bodies were found in three shallow
graves in his compound in Gbongan town, Ayedaade area of the state.
The discovery was reportedly made on Monday, at about
5:00p.m., after a resident of Idi-Ifa area of Gbongan town reported at Gbongan
police station that an offensive odour was perceived from the suspect’s
compound.
A team from the police station went to Pa Abioye’s house
and, after combing the compound, discovered the shallow graves in which the
decomposing headless bodies were found.
Aside the heads of the bodies that were missing, other body
parts such as intestines, liver and heart were reported to have been removed
also.
One of the bodies suspected to be that of a female through
her genitals had the breasts cut off, it was said.
Information gathered by Metro revealed that the suspect, who
claimed to be a farmer and herbalist, had his work place at Ile Eesu Oke Ode
area of the town while he buried his victims in the house at Idi-Ifa area.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs Folasade Odoro,
were at the scene on Tuesday for further assessment and investigations.
During interrogation, the suspect was said to have disclosed
that one of the victims, a 15-year-old boy, had psychiatric problem and was
brought to him from Abeokuta, Ogun State, by his father for healing.
He was said to have disclosed that the boy died on June 19,
after which he buried him without informing his father.
A reliable police source said that remaining parts of the
decapitated body of the boy looked like that of a mannequin made hollow without
head, intestines and other parts.
The intestines were reportedly found inside his house
preserved with gin.
Residents of the area had told the police that they noticed
a car which came to the suspect’s house on Monday, raising the suspicion that
it could belong to one of the buyers of the missing body parts.
Pa Abioye was said to have worked in a bakery at Abeokuta
before relocating to Gbogan.
This development came barely 13 days after a 38-year-old
man, Ajibade Rasheed and Isiaka Akande Olorungbebe (45), were arrested by
police in Osogbo with fresh human head, two palms, intestines and other body
parts
When contacted, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Fimihan
Adeoye, lauded the vigilance of the resident who gave the hint to the police,
adding that people should be observant of their environment so that they would
quickly notice strange happenings around them.
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