Arrest Made After Human Skull Discovery in Ogun

An individual named Lekan Akinyemi was apprehended by the Adatan divisional Police Officer on June 24, 2024, after being found with a human skull at approximately 1550 hrs.

Following a report by Nojeem Balogun of Iyana Cele Car Wash, Abeokuta, detailing unusual occurrences at their father’s grave in Isale Itoko, Abeokuta on June 23, 2024, around 0800 hrs, an investigation unfolded.

After discovering that their father’s head had been severed by an unknown person or group, further inquiries identified Lekan Akinyemi as the individual responsible for exhuming the grave and decapitating the deceased. Akinyemi was caught in the act and the case was then taken to the Anti-Robbery unit for probing prior to being transferred to the State CID.