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By Emmanuel Adeleke
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a pastor of the Christ Liberty Evangelism Church (CLEC), Rosco, Iyana Iyesi, Ota, Oyenekan Oluwaseyi, and three others with a human skull in Saje Area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
It was gathered that Oyenekan and the three others, 30-year-old Ibrahim Agbowewe, 40-year-old Suleiman Ogunbunmi, and 57-year-old Gafari Akinsanya, were arrested in the early hours of Saturday.
The suspects claimed they had intended to use the skull for rituals.
They were arrested after a tip-off from members of the public about the suspects’ suspicious movement and activities in the area.
Following the tip off, policemen were said to have stormed the area and arrested the suspects.
It was learnt one big calabash, one black Toyota Camry car and one ram were recovered from.the suspects.
The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest, said four suspects had confessed to the crime.
“We arrested the four of them. They have since confessed that they wanted to use the head for blessings and money rituals. Investigations are ongoing to unravel more details about the incident,” Odutola said.