The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 50-year-old Kehinde Ganiyu for the alleged murder of his Ghanian friend identified as Emmanuel Collins in Osogbo for money ritual purposes.
According to the Command’s
Spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola during a press briefing in Osogbo on Friday,
35-year-old Collins was murdered by his friend Ganiyu on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
Opalola also disclosed that the
suspect confessed to killing Collins by slaughtering him with a kitchen knife
while he was sleeping and removing his throat which he later confessed to drying
in the sun for three days.
Exhibits recovered in the
arrest of Ganiyu included four different blood-stained knives, one chisel, two
gourds, one wooden traditional pot containing black soap, two local sponges
with black soap, one wooded traditional tray (opon ifa), one wooden box and
some local charms.
She said, “On 18th July 2024 at
about 3:00 pm, upon information received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO)
Oke-Odo Division Osogbo that, on the same date at about 2:30 pm a Ghanaian
named Emmanuel Collins ‘m’ about 35yrs old was killed by a yet to be identified
individual, Police detectives swung into action and through an intelligence-led
investigation, one Kehinde Ganiyu ‘m’ intimate friend to the deceased was
arrested.
“He confessed to the commission
of the heinous crime and stated that, on 9th July 2024, at about 9:00 pm, he
went to the deceased’s residence with a knife where he met him sleeping because
he was sick. He slaughtered the deceased with the kitchen knife and removed his
throat.
“He added further that, he
dried the throat for three days before he took it to a bush called Igbo Imese
Aiwosi Area, located at Oba-Oke village where he burnt it in a clay pot with
some ritual materials and later mixed the burnt powder with soap for money
ritual (OSOLE).
“He confessed to having
single-handedly carried out the operation.”
Opalola added that an
investigation is still ongoing and the suspect will be charged in court
accordingly.
Also, 22-year-old Effiong
Saviour was arrested for attempted murder and robbery.
The Command spokesperson,
Opalola who revealed the arrest to journalists, said Effiong viciously attacked
his victim who was on her way home with a cutlass on Wednesday evening, July
17, 2024, at Ipetumodu town.
She also added that Effiong
robbed his victim of her handbag containing her phone, GTB ATM card, phone
batteries, phone chargers and the sum of six thousand naira cash (N6,000) and
inflicted severe machete cuts all over her body.
In her words, “On 18th July
2024 at about 10:15 am, the complainant reported at Ipetumodu Division that, at
about 6:00 pm of 17th July 2024, his elder sister was attacked with cutlass by
the suspect on her way home and was robbed of her handbag containing phone, GTB
ATM card, phone batteries, phone chargers and the sum of Six thousand naira
cash (N6,000) and inflicted severe machete cut all over her body.
“Immediately the report was
received, Police operatives from Ipetumodu swung into action and the suspect;
one Effiong Saviour ‘m’ 22yrs was arrested. The suspect made a confessional
statement that led to the recovery of all the stolen items as alleged. The
cutlass used to perpetrate the ugly act was also recovered.
“The victim was rescued to
Hospital for medical attention and she is responding to treatment.”
She also said that the suspect
would be charged to court after the completion of investigations.
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