The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Gafaru Rasaki, for allegedly exhuming human remains from a cemetery in Sagamu and being found in possession of four human heads.
The command’s spokesperson, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abeokuta.
According to the police, operatives of the Shakura Police Division in Sagamu arrested the suspect on January 21, 2026, following intelligence reports.
Babaseyi said preliminary investigations revealed that the suspect unlawfully exhumed the remains from a cemetery, describing the act as a grave violation of the law and a show of total disregard for the dead.
He added that the recovered exhibits had been secured, while investigations into the matter were ongoing.
The police spokesperson said Rasaki would be charged to court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
Babaseyi reiterated the command’s resolve to safeguard public safety, warning that anyone involved in the desecration of human remains would be made to face the full weight of the law.
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