The Ondo State Police have arrested a 31-year-old man named Yusuf Adenoyin after he was caught in possession of eight dry human skulls at Isua-Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state.
The state commissioner of police, Abayomi Oladipo, said this in a statement made available to newsmen by the command’s spokesperson, SP Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, in Akure on Wednesday.
Oladipo said that the suspect was apprehended by operatives during a stop and search exercise at Isua- Akoko in Akoko South-West Local Government Area of the state.
“On June 10, 2024, at about 8:00 a.m., personnel attached to the Police Safer Highway Patrol at the Isua/Epicheckpoint, while performing their lawful duty, flagged down a Nissan Salon car en route to Akure.
“While the vehicle was being searched, one of the passengers took to his heels and the police pursued and arrested him.
“He was searched and eight dry human skulls, fresh human flesh, and charms were found in a wrapped polythene bag concealed in a garri sack he was travelling with.
“The suspect, Yusuf Adenoyin, ‘M’ age 31 years, stated that he was going to supply the items to herbalists,” he said.
Oladipo, who said that the suspect had confessed to having supplied seven human skulls before he was arrested, said an investigation was ongoing to apprehend his accomplices.
