A horrifying tragedy has shaken the Temidire community in Egbejila, Ilorin, Kwara State, as a pregnant woman was gruesomely murdered in what residents fear may be a ritual killing.
The victim, whose identity remains unknown, was killed on Thursday, August 21, 2025, in a chilling incident that has left locals reeling.
Eyewitness accounts revealed disturbing details about the circumstances surrounding her death.
The woman, reportedly married to a trader dealing in agricultural chemicals and equipment in Kwara North, was home alone on Wednesday night.
Residents alleged that she had been expecting a visitor that evening and was seen purchasing bottles of beer and plates of pepper soup before heading indoors. By dawn, suspicion was raised when a neighbor confronted a man, believed to be her husband’s younger brother, leaving the house with a black nylon bag that was dripping liquid.
Upon closer inspection, the trail was discovered to be blood, prompting alarm and drawing the community together.
The discovery that followed was gruesome. Body parts suspected to belong to the victim—including an arm, a leg, and entrails—were found scattered in nearby bushes, but her head was missing.
The shocking nature of the crime has heightened fears of ritual killings and deepened ethnic tensions in the area, as whispers of dark motives and networks of ritualists spread among residents.
This incident has drawn chilling parallels to a previous case in Ilorin involving Abdulrahaman Bello, a self-styled cleric who murdered Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student of Kwara College of Education, for body parts earlier this year.
The similarities have only fueled panic in the community, which is already grappling with fears of insecurity.
Police sources have confirmed that the case has been transferred from the Budo Nuhu Divisional Headquarters along Airport Road to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Ilorin for a thorough investigation.
However, official updates from the Kwara State Police Command remain pending as efforts to reach them have been unsuccessful.
The community is now left in a state of unease, demanding answers and justice for the victim while grappling with the specter of ritual killings that seem to be haunting Kwara State.