By Abba Gwale
Kwara State Police Command has arrested four suspects who allegedly murdered Olokose Oluwasola, in Patigi village, Patigi Local Government Area in the State
The Kwara State Police Public Relations Office, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident and said they had arrested Kazeem Muhammed together with the remaining three suspects.
The victim, Oluwasola, was murdered by his next door neighbour, Kazeem Mohammed, and his gang for ritual purpose on March 6, 2021, which was six days to his wedding.
The three other suspects arrested were identified as Mohammed Chatta, Jimoh Abdulateef and Madi Jeremiah.
The PPRO said “They confessed to the killing of the victim and burying him in a shallow grave inside the bush,”
He added that “They took policemen to the scene of the killing where the head of the victim and arm was severed and used for money ritual by Mohammed Kazeem, the leader of the gang,”
In their confessional statement, thee suspects stated that the victim was lured into the remote part of Patigi where he was told the cow he paid for was tied, and on getting to the spot, he was shot and killed.
The body of the victim was already exhumed by the police and taken to University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital mortuary for autopsy.
The state commissioner of police advise members of the general public to always be on guard at all times by knowing who they do business with and also be conscious of their environment, as the society is filled with evil people.
