Operatives of Ogun State Police Command have uncovered human body parts concealed inside buildings disguised as Cherubim and Seraphim Church in Kobape town and Abiola Way in Abeokuta.
INFORMATION NIGERIA learnt that the discovery was made following the arrest of three suspects, identified as Sunday Akintobi, Oladimeji Olaniran, and Isaiah Tijani.
They were apprehended on April 22, 2025, in different parts of Abeokuta, allegedly in possession of various human parts.
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Confirming the development, Spokesperson for the state’s Police Command, Omolola Odutola, told PUNCH on Friday that the arrests were made by operatives of the command’s SWAT unit, acting on credible intelligence.
Omolola added that skeletal bones and other body parts were recovered from buildings falsely presenting themselves as places of worship.
She said: “On April 22, 2025, at about 8am, operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, through its SWAT unit, acted on credible intelligence and apprehended one Sunday Akintobi (male, 36 years), a resident of the Itoku area in Abeokuta, suspected of trading in human body parts.
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“Further investigation led to the arrest of two additional individuals: Oladimeji Olaniran (male, 40 years) and Isaiah Tijani (male, 38 years).
“A search of their residences led to the recovery of body parts believed to be human remains.”
“The buildings were disguised as Cherubim and Seraphim Churches located in Kobape town and along Abiola Way.
“As a friendly force, the Ogun State Police Command urges the public to refrain from shielding criminal elements and to provide timely and credible information to security agencies.
“Such cooperation is crucial in curbing ritual killings and other violent crimes in the state.
“He [CP Ogunlowo] has also made it clear that relatives of deceased should secure graveyards of their loved ones in the best way possible to repress grave robbers.”
