A young Nigerian man has been arrested after he was caught with a freshly severed human head and a hand in a bag.
The 24-year-old was identified as Kehinde John Moses and was arrested along Ajase-Ipo Road during stop and search duty. The commissioner of police in the state, Mohammed Bagega, made the disclosure in a statement in Ilorin on Monday.
Baggage has revealed that the suspect was arrested by a team of “Operation Harmony” in a commercial bus. While searching the vehicle, and the bag, one man who is alleged to be a companion to Moses took to his heels while Moses was held. According to him, the bag was searched and a freshly severed head and hands of a boy were discovered.
The Cp said that the suspect confessed to have killed the victim identified as Muhammed, in Ajase Ipo with his fleeing partner for ritual purposes.
He further revealed that the suspect had taken a team of investigators to where the body was dumped.
