Kwara: Police arrest 2 siblings for exhuming human heads from 9 graves

The Kwara state Police Command has arrested two brothers of identical dad and mom, Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh, over alleged exhumation of graves and removing of human heads from at the very least 9 graves at a cemetery in Omupo, Kwara state.

One of the suspects is a bodily challenged individual.

The suspects, in line with the police, had exhumed at the very least 9 graves and eliminated the heads of corpses buried within the cemetery earlier than they have been caught within the act.

Parading the suspects on the headquarters of the state police command, Ilorin, Tuesday, the state Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, mentioned the 2 siblings have been arrested on October 8 whereas digging one other grave on the cemetery.

Ojo mentioned the investigation into the cemetery incident started after neighborhood members found in May 2026 that some graves had been breached with the heads of our bodies buried there lacking.

The CP mentioned the incident got here to mild when members of the neighborhood visited the cemetery to bury a deceased individual and found that 9 graves had been dug up, with the heads of the our bodies buried there lacking.

He mentioned police intelligence-led investigations led to the arrest of Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh on October 8 about 5a.m whereas they have been allegedly digging graves throughout the cemetery.

He mentioned “the suspects have confessed to the crime and named a herbalist, Mukaila Bello, as the buyer of the human heads.”

Similarly, operatives of the violent crimes items (VCU) of the state’s police command arrested two males over alleged cash ritual and recovered two severed human arms, allegedly supposed for money-making rituals.

The suspects, in line with the CP, have been arrested alongside Bakase highway, Alapa within the state.

The CP mentioned the suspects, recognized as Kamalden Lukmon and AbdulGaniyu Ibrahim, have been arrested on October 8, 2026 about 4pm throughout a police operation whereas the recovered physique components prompted investigation into their origin and circumstances surrounding their possession.

Ojo mentioned preliminary interrogation revealed that the suspects allegedly supposed to make use of the physique components for cash rituals.

According to him, the suspects additionally alleged {that a} vigilante member, recognized as Abdulraf Apata, handed the physique components to them.

Ojo mentioned the police have been investigating the claims to ascertain the information and decide whether or not different people have been concerned within the incident.

“The two suspects are currently in our custody at the Violent Crimes Response Unit (VCRU) while investigations continue, to establish the identity of the possible victim, determine the circumstances surrounding the death and bring anyone found culpable to justice,” he mentioned.

The police commissioner didn’t disclose the identification of the potential sufferer or the circumstances below which the arms have been severed.

The commissioner mentioned the suspects could be arraigned in court docket upon the conclusion of investigations.

Beyond the circumstances involving suspected human physique components, the police additionally introduced the arrest of a number of suspects completely 17, linked to kidnapping, armed theft, homicide, unlawful firearm possession and motorbike theft throughout the state.

Among them was Abubakar Usman, also called Jaye, a needed suspect arrested at Jebba Cattle Market on October 11 over alleged involvement in kidnapping incidents in Oke-Ode and Oro-Ago, in addition to the killing of members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun native authorities space.

Ojo mentioned the suspect was additionally accused of threatening to kidnap a outstanding member of a cattle-rearing affiliation and demanding N10 million.

He added that the suspect had reportedly confessed to his involvement within the crimes below investigation and was helping the police with info to determine different suspected accomplices.