Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a motorcyclist, Kadir Owolabi, who was caught with three human skulls at Ijebu axis, Ogun State.
Also apprehended was his accomplice, 53-year-old Jamiu Yisa.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed this in a statement, said that Owolabi, riding on his motorcycle, was intercepted by a team of mobile police officers from 71 PMF, Awa Ijebu, while conducting a routine stop-and-search operation along the Ijebu Ode/Ibadan Expressway at Refugees Camp Junction, Oru Ijebu, on Monday, August 11, at about 2p.m.
A search of his luggage led to the shocking discovery of three human skulls, the PPRO disclosed.
Odutola stated that it was preliminary investigation that led to the arrest of the other suspect, behind Ijebu Ode Local Government Secretariat.
She said that the Commissioner of Police, Dr Lanre Ogunlowo, has directed the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Eleweran, Abeokuta, to take over the case for discreet investigations
CSP Odutola reiterated the Command’s commitment to taking decisive action against crime, urging for the residents’ cooperation.
