The Kwara State Police Command has arrested four men in two separate cases involving the alleged exhumation of graves and possession of suspected human body parts intended for money-making rituals.
The Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Ilorin.
In the first case, two suspects, Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh, were arrested over the alleged exhumation of graves and removal of heads from buried bodies at a cemetery in Omupo, Kwara State.
The police said the incident was discovered in May 2026 when residents visited the cemetery to bury a deceased person and found that some graves had been exhumed, with the heads of the buried bodies missing.
Adekimi said the suspects were arrested at about 5am on October 8, 2026, while allegedly digging graves at the cemetery.
“Following a painstaking, intelligence-led investigation, operatives arrested Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh at about 5am on October 8, 2026, while they were allegedly digging graves within the cemetery,” he said.
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👉 JOIN GISTSMATE WHATSAPP CHANNELThe commissioner said the suspects reportedly confessed during interrogation and identified a herbalist, Mukaila Bello, as the alleged buyer of the missing human heads.
The police listed Abu Jimoh, Ayo Jimoh and Bello as suspects in the case. However, the command did not confirm whether Bello had been arrested.
“Investigations are ongoing, and the suspects will be arraigned in court upon the conclusion of the investigation,” the command said.
In a separate incident, the police arrested Kamalden Lukmon and AbdulGaniyu Ibrahim after recovering two suspected human hands during an operation along Bakase Road in Alapa, Kwara State.
The suspects were arrested at about 4pm on October 8, 2026, following the discovery of the suspected body parts.
According to the police, preliminary interrogation indicated that the suspects intended to use the body parts for money-making rituals.
“During preliminary interrogation, the suspects stated that they intended to use the body parts for money-making rituals,” the police said.
The suspects reportedly told investigators that a vigilante member, identified as Abdulraf Apata, had handed the suspected human hands to them.
“The allegation against Apata is being investigated to establish the facts and determine whether other individuals were involved,” the command added.
The police said Lukmon and Ibrahim were being held at the Violent Crimes Response Unit as investigations continued.
Investigators are also working to establish the identity of the possible victim and determine the circumstances surrounding the death linked to the case.
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