A suspected ritual killer, Yewunu Tanlaju, has confessed
that he sold the severed parts of a 17-year-old girl, Taye Gusinu, to an
herbalist for N8,500. The 35-year-old suspect allegedly killed the victim last
Thursday in Idosemo, Ipokia, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, by
severing her head and removing her heart and other vital organs.
Tanlaju disclosed this at the police headquarters, Eleweran,
Abeokuta, Ogun State, while being paraded with two other accomplices – an
herbalist, Olusoji Asamo; and one Joyi Suru.
The victim’s decomposing remains were also brought to the
parade ground.
Tanlaju said the victim was hawking puff-puff when he lured her into
an isolated building.
He said, “I saw the girl hawking puff-puff in a school
environment. I called her and bought N40 puff-puff from her.
“After she finished selling to me, she was leaving when I
seized her from behind and tied her down. She attempted shouting, but I blocked
her mouth. I slaughtered her myself.
“It was the second time I would be killing in the area. It
was Asamo who told me to bring human parts, although I didn’t know what he
wanted to use them for.
“When I delivered the girl’s parts, he gave me N8,500. But
it was N10,000 he gave me when I delivered the first parts.”
Asamo confessed that the human parts were brought to him immediately
the heinous act was committed.
The 27-year-old herbalist said, “It is true that he brought
the human parts to my house, requesting money ritual. I collected them from him
with the intention of reporting the case.
“I didn’t report to the police because police station is far
from our area. I was the one who took the human parts to Joyi Suru for
safekeeping. I gave him N8,500, so that he will not be suspicious.”
The Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu, said
the suspects were arrested after a complaint by the father of the victim, Jimoh
Gusinu.
He said the arrest was successful with the collaboration of
the Ogun State command of the Vigilante Service of Nigeria.
The father of the deceased, who was visibly angry while
speaking with journalists, demanded justice and warned that under no guise
should the suspects be freed.
He said, “The government must also kill them. If I set my
eyes on them again, I will attack them with whatever I can get.”
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