The Kwara State Police Command have arrested a 24-year-old man, along Ajase-Ipo road with a bag containing a freshly severed human head and hand.
Kehinde John Moses, was arrested during stop and search duty in a commercial bus by team of ‘Operation Harmony’.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mohammed Bagega, made the disclosure in a statement in Ilorin on Monday.
Bagega said in the process of searching the bag, one man took to his heels while Moses was held.
According to him, the bag was searched and a freshly severed head and hands of a boy were discovered.
The CP said that during interrogation, the suspect confessed to have killed the victim, identified as Mohammed, in Ajase Ipo with his fleeing partner for ritual purposes.
The police boss said he has directed the homicide section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to thoroughly investigate the case and arrest anybody connected to the heinous crime.
He added that the suspect had took a team of investigators to where the body was dumped for purposes of recovery.
Bagega said the investigation into the case was ongoing and the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation was concluded.
