Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, NPF have reportedly arrested a Pastor and three others over possession of a human skull which the suspects have claimed was intended for rituals.
The suspects were reportedly arrested in the Saje Area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital.
According to reports, the arrested clergyman is a pastor with the Christ Liberty Evangelism Church, Rosco, Iyana Iyesi, Ota, Oyenekan Oluwaseyi.
His accomplices include 30-year-old Ibrahim Agbowewe, 40-year-old Suleiman Ogunbunmi, and 57-year-old Gafari Akinsanya.
Speaking with newsmen, a source revealed that the arrest was made following a tip-off from members of the public about the suspects’ suspicious movement and activities in the area.
The source said following the intelligence, policemen promptly stormed the area and arrested the suspects and recovered other items such as one big calabash, one black Toyota Camry car and one ram.
The recovered items has been taken to the police station.
Meanwhile, the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Omolola Odutola, who confirmed the arrest to news men on Sunday said that the four suspects had confessed to the crime.
He said, “we arrested the four of them. They have since confessed that they wanted to use the head for blessings and money rituals. The investigations are ongoing to unravel more details about the incident.”