The Police in Kwara has arrested a 24-year-old man, Kehinde Moses, with a bag, allegedly containing a freshly severed human head and hand along Ajase-Ipo road during stop and search duty.
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The Kwara Commissioner, Mohammed Bagega, made the disclosure in a statement in Ilorin on Monday.
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Bagega said that the suspect was arrested by a team of ‘Operation Harmony’ in a commercial bus and in the process of searching the bag, one man took to his heels while Moses held.
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According to him, the bag was searched and a freshly severed head and hands of a boy were discovered.
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The CP said that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to have killed the victim, named Mohammed, in Ajase Ipo with his fleeing partner for ritual purposes.
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The police boss said he has directed the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to thoroughly investigate the case and arrest anybody connected to the heinous crime.
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He added that the suspect had taken a team of investigators to where the body was dumped for purposes of recovery.
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Bagega said the investigation into the case was ongoing and the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation was concluded. (NAN)
