Osun state police officers arrested two suspected ritualists. They were found with items that could be human flesh and hair.

Yemisi Opalola, the command spokesperson, released a statement stating that the suspects, identified as Ojo and Babatunde, were found in Oke Ona near Iwaraja/Erimo roads at around 9.30 on Thursday, November 3. She stated that Oke Ana received a distress call and residents reported smelling an offensive smell from the bush.

The statement read in parts

“This prompted the police, led by the DPO Ijebu Jesa Division to comb the bush where two suspects; Ojo Gbadebo and Babatunde Hamsat (both males) were arrested.

Upon the arrest of the suspects, human hair and some human flesh full of maggots were discovered in a bag that one of them, Hamsat, was carrying; Both the suspects and the exhibits are presented at the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation.” the statement in part read