Seven suspected ritualists were paraded in connection with the murder of a 35 years old woman, Sulaimon Adijat, by the police in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday.
CP Abiodun Mustapha Alamutu paraded the suspects Identified as Moses Abidemi, Oluwa Samuel Monday, Prophet Peter Oluwalolese, Akinwunmi Ifatosin, Prophet Jamiu Yusuf, Sheriff Agbai and Osojieahen Ali before’ journalists.
He said they were arrested based on technical intelligence of the Anti kidnapping unit of the command to unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of Adijat.
The Ogun police boss narrated how the seven suspects made up of herbalists prophets and their clients conspired to kill Adijat for money ritual expected to yield N200 million for their clients.
According to him, the victim was lured into the hands of the ritualists for the sum of N300,000.00.
CP Alamutu said, “Intelligence techniques revealed that Sulaimon Adijat was invited by her boyfriend, Adebayo Olawale Azeez on the 9th of January, 2024 to a hotel located at Atan Ota,Ogun State, later the DPO of Onipanu Divisional headquarters received a report of missing person.
“Consequently, a tactical team specifically the Anti Kidnapping Unit of the Command was drafted to unravel the mystery behind her disappearance and as such, the team embarked on a technical based investigation, which led to the arrest of the seven (7) suspects who participated actively in the abduction and eventual murder of the missing Sulaimon Adijat.
“Further investigation revealed that sometimes in 19th of November 2023,
Sherifff Agbai and Osojieahen Alioneitouria contacted Oluwo Samuel MondayA.k.a Oluwo Mandela to perform money ritual known as ‘Oshole’ that can produce Two Hundred Million naira within seven days.
“While Oluwo Samuel Monday charged the duo of Sheriff and Osojieahen Alioneitouria the sum of Eight Hundred thousand naira (#800,000) and agreed to prepare the materials for the money ritual.
“Oluwo Samuel Monday in furtherance of his criminal intention later contacted one Peter Oluwalolese who was not new in the trade of human parts, to get for a lady between the age of 18yrs to 40yrs.
“However, on Jan. 10, Sheriff and Osojieahen collected the ritual money from Oluwo and travelled back to their location in Edo State.
“Trouble started when Osojieahen used the ritual element as directed by Oluwo, and complained bitterly that it failed to yield the expected sum of 200 million in seven days.
”A search was conducted in the shrine of Moses on Feb. 3 and 10, where female handbags, two cement sacks containing human bones were recovered.”
The CP said that all the suspects confessed to the alleged crime and their individual roles.
He said that investigation was ongoing to arrest other fleeing suspects.