The Osun State Police Command has arrested three men over the alleged possession of human parts, conspiracy and disrespect for a corpse in Ile-Ogbo town.
The suspects were identified as 47-year-old Taiwo Ogunbode, 52-year-old Thomas Ogo, and 30-year-old Lateef Afeez.
A statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan said the arrests followed credible intelligence received on December 3, 2025, indicating that some individuals were in possession of human parts in Ile-Ogbo, near Iwo.
“Acting on the information, operatives from Iwo Area Command swiftly moved to the location and arrested the suspects inside a dilapidated building.
“Items recovered from the suspects included two plastic containers holding human skin, a white gown allegedly used to bury a corpse, and two dried bones suspected to be human.
“Other exhibits listed by the police were 21 pieces of teeth suspected to be human teeth, four horns wrapped with red cloth, three small nylon bags containing suspected human hair, and a small knife,” the statement said.
The police also recovered a substance suspected to be Indian hemp and a cash sum of N127,000 from the suspects.
According to the police, “the suspects confessed to the crime and admitted that they exhumed the human parts from a grave at a Muslim cemetery in the Gaa-Fulani area of Ile-Ogbo.
“They stated that the human parts were intended for money-making rituals. Further investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly belonged to a syndicate that specialised in exhuming corpses from cemeteries for criminal purposes.”
The statement further disclosed that the suspects would be charged in court upon the conclusion of investigations.
