A younger man popularly often known as Alfa and his accomplices have been arrested after one of them dug into a man’s grave to steal his head for money ritual functions.
Samson, who received the title Alfa after he accomplished his Islamic research, got here up with the concept after he was handed a guide the place a late herbalist wrote down the tips of his commerce.
Waidi Soremi, 25, of 7, Aboaba Street, Itori-Oke in the Ewekoro Local Government Council Area of Ogun State, is the son of the late herbalist. He discovered his father’s account guide after his dying and handed it over to Samson, aka Alfa.
Samson Erinle, 25, went via the late herbalist’s guide and took particular curiosity on the facet of money-making ritual he present in the guide.
In January, one Taiwo Mesioye, who hailed from the identical neighbourhood with them, died and was introduced dwelling for burial. Waidi, Samson, and Samson’s cousin, named Taiwo Erinle, 23, all attended the funeral.
After the funeral, armed with the data he received from the herbalist’s guide handed to him, Alfa known as Waidi and Erinle and instructed them that it was time for them to wriggle themselves out of poverty. He mentioned that to do this, they must get the head of the man who had simply been buried.
Waidi narrated, in keeping with Crime Puzzle: “It was during the funeral that Alfa disclosed to me that he got something very useful for us from the account book that would change our fortune for good. He said, with a human head, our condition would be better off. At that instance, we all agreed to look for a way to dig the deceased grave and make use of the head.”
On January 20, 2020, 9 days after the burial, Waidi singlehandedly raided the grave of Mesioye. He dug out the corpse, severed the head, then closed the grave again. He mentioned the operation took him three hours.
He mentioned: “I commenced the operation at about 12:00am to three:00am”.
Waidi took the severed head and hid it in the city masquerade shrine, which was opened by Taiwo Erinle, whose father is the custodian of the mentioned shrine.
However, when morning got here, the late Mesioye’s youthful brother observed that his brother’s grave had been tampered with. He then lodged a grievance with the conventional ruler of the city, who alerted safety operatives.
The three suspects, it was gathered, fled the group and went into hiding, however had been fished out by the police detectives, Crime Puzzle studies.
In their confessional statements to the police, all of them conceded to have deliberate the desecration of the corpse and narrated the roles all of them performed.
However, Samson and Taiwo mentioned that Waidi didn’t inform them that he was embarking on the operation that day, an allegation Waidi didn’t deny.
Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Zone 2, Ahmed Iliyasu has mentioned that the suspects shall be charged to court docket on completion of the investigation.
