Three Men Arrested Over Missing Head Of A Corpse

A 70-year-old man Sulaimom Odunsi has been arrested in Lagos in connection with the discovery of a headless body at a cemetery in the Badagry area of the state.

The operatives of the Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) arrested the man, his son Bariyu 32 and friend Emmanuel 40 in Oriade Local Council Development Area of the state on Friday morning.

The suspects were been watched by LNCS official who saw them going to the Iyagbe Cemetery around 11 pm on Thursday and alerted other members of the community.

It was gathered that when the three men were confronted on their way from the cemetery, they claimed to have gone there for some rituals.

Naija News learnt that around 11 pm on Thursday, dogs in the area were barking continuously. It was not a usual thing and so, an LSNC officer who stays around came out and saw pa Odunsi who’s a member of the community and a stranger (Ibrahim) going towards to cemetery.

He then raised alarm and other community leaders came out. They waited for the three men to come out and stopped them on their way back. They claimed they went to the cemetery to perform some rituals.

But the people discovered that two graves were opened and one corpse had its head removed.

The three men were immediately arrested and Ibrahim confessed that he is a native doctor from Meiran. He said he was brought to heal Bariyu of his sickness.

The Public Affairs Officer (PAO) of LNSC Olawale Afolabi said the suspects were handed over to policemen in the Area Command for further investigation.