Operatives of the Oyo State Security Network better known as Amotekun, have apprehended at least three suspected ritualists for allegedly slaughtering a 73-year-old man, Adebisi Adeniyi.

The suspects, which include, Ismail  Muraina, Olalekan Muhideen and Abdurasheed Olanrewaju, were paraded  by the Deputy Commandant of Amotekun in the state, Mr Babalola Akinro, at the Amotekun Corps headquarters in Ibadan, on Tuesday.

The suspects explained that they slaughtered their victim shortly after abducting him along Amuloko-Akanran Road, Ibadan, on Sunday.

Narrating, Ismail alleged that Olanrewaju had earlier contacted him that he needed a human head for money rituals. He also informed that he was paid the sum of N35,000 to get the human head, so he contacted Muhideen who brought a live human being to them.

The alleged killer who explained that he was initially afraid to carry out the evil act, said that he was emboldened when Muhideen hypnotised him and Olanrewaju.

According him, he and Olanrewaju pinned the victim down while Muhideen slaughtered the victim

“I was scared when he brought the man, but I believed that he hypnotised us with a charm; we obeyed him. I held the old man’s legs, Alfa (Olanrewaju) held his head and Muhideen slaughtered him”, he said.

Muhideen added that he hypnotised the victim somewhere at Amuloko area saying, after beheading the man, I took his body to the place where I buried him.

“But, a woman saw the fresh grave and confronted me. When I told her that I buried somebody there she informed others. So, I was arrested.”

The decomposing remains of the victim, wrapped in a bed sheet, were showcased during the parade.

Olanrewaju, who confessed that he intended to use the human head for ritual, said that he took it home and burnt it to ashes in a pot.

“I told them that I needed a human head, not a live human being. After killing the man, they gave me the head and I took it home and burnt it. What remains of the head is here in the pot”, Olanrewaju said while displaying

Reacting ,one of the victim’s children, Olufunke Olaosun, said that Muhideen was a known person to the family.

According to the victim’s daughter, Muhideen asked her father to meet him somewhere for the money which he owed him unknown to him that he planned to kill him.

She stressed that the family had combed everywhere in futility in search of their father until they were told to come and identify the remains of her father at the Amotekun office.

The Amotekun Chief, however informed that investigation was still ongoing on the matter, adding that the suspects would later be handed over to the police.

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The victims, as learnt were attacked on Friday in another crisis suspected to have culminated from a gang fight at Odeyale area of Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state, leaving them critically injured.

The security operatives are currently receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit of the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

The Amotekun Commandant in the state, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (rtd), who confirmed the development in a statement, explained that the personnel moved to the area following a distress call by Odeyale Community Landlord Association to help dislodge hoodlums perpetrating violence in the community.

In a related development, the Police public relations officer, Gbenga Fadeyi confirmed the incident according  to the information scooped from Channels Television. The Police  publicist noted that some arrests have been made while investigations continue into the cause of the violent attacks.

Fadeyi added that the Amotekun operatives drafted to the area sent a distress call to the police for support and some policemen were drafted to help in restoring peace to the area but some of them ended up being attacked by the hoodlums.

He said normalcy has been restored to the area as more security operatives have been dispatched to prevent further breach of peace.

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Oyo Amotekun also informed that though, there was no loss of life, but the officers were severely injured and are in critical condition at an undisclosed hospital.

It added that vehicles belonging to Itesiwaju Area Command were completely vandalized .

The state Command, in a statement issued on Monday explained, “On the 23rd of January 2021, two of our operatives from Itesiwaju LGA were travelling to Ago-Are enroute Tede were brutally attacked without provocation.

“They were granted free passage at Ago -Are end upon the explanation that they were from Itesiwaju LG and are on routine mission.

“However, at Tede end some misguided youths attacked the operatives with guns, matchetes and axes.

“Though there was no loss of life, our two operatives were severely injured and are in critical condition at the hospital.

“Unfortunately, after this unprovoked attack and assault, our vehicles belonging to Itesiwaju Area Command were completely vandalised and damaged”, the statement concluded.

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The Commandant, who addressed newsmen in Ibadan explained that his men launched six operations in four local government areas but that the team in Aiyete was attacked inside the forest by suspected bandits, three of whom were killed by his men.

According to him, the operations were fully supported by Fulani leaders living in the areas, adding that a number of Miyetti Allah members were part of our operations.

A statement by the Commandant, which was made available to newsmen after the media briefing further added that Amotekun operatives raided the forests of Ibarapa and Oke Ogun areas of the state in the early hours of Saturday to rid the areas of kidnappers and criminal elements.

Col. Olayanju, who equally paraded one of the suspected kidnap kingpins, Sanni Bello, said he was arrested in the forests around Aiyegun axis, in Iwajowa Local Government Area, adding that the Amotekun worked closely with officials of Miyetti Allah, whose family members have equally suffered kidnapping in recent times.

The statement by the Amotekun Commandant also indicated that the operation around the forests was embarked upon following incessant reports of killings and kidnapping in the area.

The statement read: “Contrary to any report you might have come across, there was no clash whatsoever between Fulani herdsmen and Amotekun in Ibarapa or Oke Ogun axes of Oyo State.

“What happened was that we launched clearance operations in different locations around the thick forests of the four local governments that have suffered kidnapping and wanton killings in recent times.

“When our men entered the forests at Aiyede, they were attacked, leading to a gun battle where three of the attackers died. One of our men sustained injuries.

“It is not a clash with the fulani because the Fulanis were part of the planning of the operation and we raided the forests together. We are in touch with Seriki who is the leader of the Fulani in the area. Even after our men were withdrawn Saturday afternoon, we got reports that some Fulani were kidnapped in one location close to the area of operation. So they are working with us because they are also victims of the dastardly acts of kidnapping in the area.

“The incessant kidnapping and wanton destruction of lives necessitated the planning of a clearance operation from Lanlate, Igbo Ora, Igangan, Iganna and Aiyegun general areas in Ibarapa East, Ibarapa Central and Ibarapa North as well as Iwajowa Local Government Areas.

“There were six teams in all comprising members of Amotekun, Vigilantes, Hunters and Maiyetti Allah Vigilante.

“All the six teams had elements of these groups ( joint team). “However, at Igbo Ora, one of the teams had an encounter with two armed men, effected their arrest and recovered one double barrel rifle. All suspects and weapon were handed over to the Divisional Police Officer, DPO Magoro Police Station, Igbo Ora at about 9am on Saturday.

“In a related development, another team was attacked at about 9.30am in Igangan forest, Ibarapa North while on the clearance operations at a settlement. The attack was repelled resulting to serious injury on one member of Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) and three other suspects. Two dane guns were recovered at the scene.

“In Iwajowa LGA, one of the teams also arrested a kidnap kingpin operating around Aiyegun axis. He was arrested with a locally made pistol and cartridges.

“However, the operation was suspended at about 12 noon on Saturday to allow for further stock taking”, the statement explained

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