Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Ogidan Mustapha for severing the hands of his neighbor’s 13-year-old deceased child in Sagamu Local Government Area.
It was reported that the deceased identified as Oriyomi Adegboyega had died from electrocution on Thursday 19th September 2024.
The suspect was apprehended when he attempted to dump the corpse in a river on Friday, upon discovery, Ogidan had implied the deceased father had implored him to bury the girl far away from home.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola confirmed the arrest stating that the mother of the deceased, Peace Adegboyega, when contacted, disclosed that her daughter had died of electrocution at around 10:20 am on Thursday.
However, Adegboyega was shocked to learn that their neighbour Ogidan had been found with her daughter’s dismembered corpse, adding that plans were in place to bury the deceased.
The spokesperson added that on searching the house of the suspect, two English pump action rifles and different local charms were found.
According to Odutola : “ An intelligence source from a sister security agency alerted the divisional police officer of Igode that on the 20th of September 2024, at about 0130hrs at past midnight, they trailed a suspicious movement to a bush around Igbosoro River in Igode village and caught one Ogidan Mustapha as he dumped a corpse.
“At a close glance, the vigilante operatives examined the corpses wrapped in a mat and discovered it was a young girl’s remains whose two hands had been amputated and dumped near the river.
“After careful observation, the identity of the deceased was revealed as one Oriyomi Adegboyega, a 13-year-old female.
“The suspect denied the amputation of the 13-year-old girl, but he admitted that the girl’s father, one Sunday Adegboyega, 56, requested him to assist in burying the deceased far away from home, but he carried the corpse with a complete body from the father’s compound,” she said.
Odutola said the suspects had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation and likely prosecution.