A man identified as Idowu Abel has confessed to the Ogun State Police how he killed his close friend, Adekunle Muyiwa, dismembered and sold the body parts to a herbalist for N200,000.
Gatekeepers News reports that Abel told the Police that he butchered his friend’s body with the help of one Clement Adeniyi, and sold the head, heart and two hands to one herbalist who was introduced to him by one Pastor Felix Ajadi.
The trio; Abel, Adeniyi and the Pastor were arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command on Saturday, November 19, 2022, “for abducting, killing and dismembering Muyiwa’s body for ritual purpose.”
The victim’s elder brother, Oluwaseyi Adekunle, had on November 15 lodged a report at the Owode Yewa divisional headquarters, saying his brother left home on November 10, 2022, and never returned home.
The State Police Spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi while confirming the incident on Tuesday, said the DPO of Owode Yewa division, CSP Mohammed S. Baba, directed his crack detectives to unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of Muyiwa following the complaint.
“In the course of their investigation, it was discovered that Idowu Abel was the person who came to pick the missing man from his house on that fateful day,” Oyeyemi said.
Abel was traced and arrested. During his interrogation, Abel confessed that “the victim, who happened to be his bosom friend, was lured out by him and taken to his second accomplice, Clement Adeniyi”s farm where he was killed and butchered to pieces”, according to Oyeyemi.
He confessed further that one herbalist introduced to him by Pastor Felix Ajadi had requested for a human head, heart, two hands and legs.
Abel was said to have stated further that the said herbalist, who is now at large, “promised to pay him the sum of N200,000 if he was able to get the listed human parts.”
Oyeyemi said Abel revealed that he was paid N80,000 as the advance payment, with a promise that the N120,000 would be paid on delivery of the items.
After collecting the advance payment, Abel had gone to Muyiwa, asking him to follow him somewhere.
“As a long time friend, the victim who didn’t suspect any foul play, followed him innocently. He was taken to Clement Adeniyi’s farm, where they killed him and dismembered his body. His head was cut off, the heart was also removed. The remaining parts were buried in a shallow grave in the said farm,” Oyeyemi said.
Abel’s confession led to the arrest of his accomplice and the Pastor. The herbalist simply identified as Abeeb (a.k.a Boko), is however, still on the run.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Ogun, Lanre Bankole, has ordered the immediate transfer of the suspects to the homicide section of the State CIID for discreet investigation, while directing that the fleeing herbalist must be brought to book.
