Hunters and Forest Security Service in Osun state has arrested a 28-year-old herbalist, Ismail Adewuyi, with the head and intestines belonging to the corpse of an unknown woman in the Ede area of the state.
Accorsing to PUNCH , the suspect had exhumed a corpse with assorted charms at Muslim Cemetery located at Oke Yidi in the early hours of Saturday, cut off the head and brought out its intestines.
However, he was apprehended by a member of the hunters’ association. The security agent was said to have found Adewuyi’s movements suspicious, laid an ambush and arrested him.
A resident of Oke Yidi had told the newspaper that the suspect confessed to being a herbalist during interrogation.
“We heard the noise and few people that could go out saw hunters interrogating a suspect carrying a human head and intestines from a corpse that he exhumed at Muslim Cemetery, Oke Yidi, Ede.
“The suspect was later handed over to the police. Those that arrested him recorded his confession on video. The suspect is with the police,” the source had said.
Meanwhile, the Osun State Police Command has confirmed the incident.
The Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the arrest of the suspect, said an investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.
“On Saturday, around 01:25 am, a member of Nigeria Hunters in Ede, arrested one Adewuyi Ismail aged 28, of Oke-Ola Agbagudu, Ede and brought him to the station with unknown fresh female head and intestines.
“The suspect was arrested at about 1:00 am at Muslim Cemetery, Oke Yidi, Abere road, Ede. Investigation is in progress.”