The Osun State Police Command on Friday said it has arrested three persons for alleged unlawful possession of a human skull taken from a family grave.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, who made this known in a statement, noted that a resident reported the incident on June 17, 2026, at the Oba-Ile Police Station.
The complainant said he visited his late elder brother’s grave on June 15, within their family compound, and found it had been tampered with, with the skull missing.
“On 17th June 2026 at about 0830hrs, the complainant reported at Oba-Ile Police Station that, upon visiting the grave of his late elder brother on 15th June 2026, located within their family compound, he discovered that the grave had been tampered with and the skull of the deceased had been removed by unknown person(s),” the statement read.
Ojelabi said detectives launched an investigation immediately and arrested a 40-year-old man identified as Ogunsola Ojo.
“Following the report, police operatives immediately launched an investigation. Acting on credible intelligence, one suspect identified as Ogunsola Ojo ‘m’, aged 40 years, was arrested,” he stated.
During interrogation, Ojo allegedly implicated three other men: Ayeloja Lattef, Azeez Rasheed, and Kunle Fatai. While Lattef and Rasheed were also arrested, Fatai is still at large.
Police said a search of Fatai’s residence led to the recovery of the suspected skull.
“Subsequent search operations conducted at the residence of the said Kunle Fatai led to the recovery of the suspected human skull concealed in an uncompleted building adjacent to his house. The recovered item has been documented and registered as an exhibit,” Ojelabi added.
The command said investigations are ongoing to unravel the full circumstances and to apprehend the fleeing suspect. It added that the three arrested suspects would be arraigned in court at the conclusion of the probe.
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