Ogun SO-SAFE Apprehends Man Over Beheading Corpse Of Minor

The Ogun State Community, Social Orientation and Safety Corps (SO-SAFE) on Tuesday apprehended an acclaimed mortuary attendant working with MABOD at Oke-Yidi, Abule Oloni, Abeokuta for beheading a minor.

The suspect, Kushimo Lukman, who resides at No 9, Abule Oloni, Oke Yidi, Abeokuta, the state capital, was arrested by the officers of SO-SAFE Corps who were on routine patrol after he had beheaded the corpse of a male minor at the Oke Yidi cemetery.

During interrogation, the suspect revealed that corpse was brought to the cemetery from the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), after he died of complications from a kidney disease.

He claims that the parents, who came from Ibadan, sought his assistance as a mortuary attendant to get the body buried. He further explained that he buried the boy’s body in the cemetery in the presence of his parents at about 19:00hrs on Monday.

The suspect later went back to the cemetery at 0600hrs on Tuesday April 26, to severe the head of the buried boy where he was caught after a fierce fight with the SO-SAFE officer who later overpowered him.

The suspect later confessed that the fresh head was requested for by a certain Chief Ifalonishe, aka Lanroye at the rate of N50,000 and it was supposed to be delivered to him at a designated point within Abeokuta.

The Corps Commander (Dr) Soji Ganzallo has ordered the operation department of the agency to ensure that the accomplices are apprehended and brought to book alongside his numerous clients.

The suspect has been subsequently transferred to the state’s Police Command, Eleweran, for further investigation and likely prosecution.

E-Signed

ACC Moruf Yusuf

Director of Information and Public Relations.