The Ogun State Police Command has apprehended a suspect, Gafaru Rasaki, for allegedly exhuming human remains from a cemetery in the Sagamu area of the state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed the arrest in a statement released to journalists on Thursday in Abeokuta. According to him, officers from the Shakura Police Division in Sagamu arrested the suspect after he was discovered with four human heads in his possession.
“On the 21st of January, 2026, operatives of the Shakura Division arrested one Gafaru Rasaki in possession of four human heads.
” Upon interrogation and thorough investigation, it was revealed that the suspect unlawfully exhumed the human remains from a cemetery
“This is an act amounting to disregard for corpses and a serious violation of the law,” Babaseyi said
Babaseyi added that the recovered items have been secured, while the suspect has been charged to court following the completion of investigations. He reiterated the Command’s resolve to protect public safety and uphold the law, warning that acts involving the desecration of human remains would attract the full weight of the law.
