Three in police net over human skull possession
June 27, 2026 12:02 am
The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the alleged unlawful possession of a human skull exhumed from a family grave in the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
Ojelabi said a resident of the state had reported on June 17 that he visited the grave of his late elder brother on June 15 within their family compound and discovered that the grave had been tampered with and the deceased’s skull removed by unknown persons.
The PPRO added that following the report, police operatives commenced an investigation and acted on credible intelligence which led to the arrest of Ojo.
He stated, “On 17th June 2026 at about 08:30 hours, the complainant reported at Oba-Ile Police Station that, upon visiting the grave of his late elder brother on 15th June 2026, located within their family compound, he discovered that the grave had been tampered with and the skull of the deceased had been removed by unknown person(s).
“Following the report, police operatives immediately launched an investigation. Acting on credible intelligence, one suspect identified as Ogunsola Ojo ‘m’ aged 40 years, was arrested.”
Ojelabi noted that during interrogation, the suspect allegedly implicated three others identified as Ayeloja Lattef, Azeez Rasheed, and one Kunle Fatai, who is currently at large.
The command added that a search conducted at Fatai’s residence led to the recovery of the suspected human skull concealed in an uncompleted building beside his house.
“Subsequent search operations conducted at the residence of the said Kunle Fatai led to the recovery of the suspected human skull concealed in an uncompleted building adjacent to his house.
“The recovered item has been documented and registered as an exhibit,” he added.
Ojelabi noted that investigations were ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and arrest the fleeing suspect.
He added that the arrested suspects would be charged in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
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