Four teenagers have allegedly slaughtered and burnt the skull of a girl for money ritual in Oke Aregba area of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
The slain girl was said to be in a relationship with one of the teenagers, identified as Soliu who has escaped arrest.
Men of Ogun state police command arrested the remaining three in the early hours of Saturday following a tip off by a security guard in the community.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi said the boys arrested range between 17 and 21 years old.
“The suspect, Wariz Oladehinde, 17 years, Abdul Gafar Lukman 19 years and Mustakeem Balogun 20 years were all arrested following an information received at Adatan divisional headquarters from the head of the community security guard, that the suspects were seen burning something suspected to be human head in a local pot,” he disclosed.
Oyeyemi explained that upon receiving the information, the DPO Adatan division, SP Abiodun Salau, quickly led his team to the scene, where the three suspects were arrested, while the fourth one who is the boyfriend of the murdered girl escaped
