Ijebu Cemetery raiders arrested with human parts

Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 55-year-old man, Yesiru Salisu, for being in possession of human parts, including four skulls, two hands and three jaws, in Ijebu-Igbo. The suspect allegedly severed the human parts from a Christian cemetery in Oke-Eri, Ijebu-Ode, on Monday alongside his accomplice, Lekan Bakare, who is on the run. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this on Tuesday. Oyeyemi said the suspect, who is a resident of No. 7 Odenusi Street, Ijebu-Igbo, was arrested on Monday.…

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How bandits murdered Popular Yoruba monarch

Suspected bandits have assassinated a first-class monarch, the Olufon of Ifon in Ondo State, Oba Isreal Adeusi. The monarch was said to be on his way from a meeting in Akure, the state capital in his official car around 4 pm when he was accosted by gunmen and shot dead. Preliminary reports indicate that no one else was attacked in the car and no item was stolen. His corpse, it was learnt, had been conveyed to the Federal Medical Centre. Speaking with The PUNCH, a relative said, “He was in his official…

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