Suspected ritualist arrested with 4 human heads in Ogun

Friday, February 6, 2026 - A man identified as Gafaru Rasaki has been arrested for allegedly exhuming human remains from a cemetery in Sagamu, Ogun State, and being found in possession of four human remains.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, Babaseyi Oluseyi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.

Oluseyi said operatives of the Shagamu Police Division apprehended the suspect on January 21, 2026, following intelligence that led to his arrest.

“On the 21st of January, 2026, operatives of the Shakura Division arrested one Gafaru Rasaki in possession of four human heads.

“Upon interrogation and thorough investigation, it was revealed that the suspect unlawfully exhumed the human remains from a cemetery.

“This is an act amounting to disregard for corpses and a serious violation of the law,” Babaseyi said.

Oluseyi said the exhibits had been secured and that the suspect would be chThe police spokesperson reaffirmed the command’s commitment to public safety, warning that anyone involved in the desecration of human remains would face the full weight of the law.

He noted that this was not the first time the police had recorded such an arrest in the state.

Last month, operatives arrested three suspects in the Mowe area of Ogun State over alleged conspiracy and unlawful possession of a human skull.

The police disclosed that the suspects were apprehended on January 8, 2026.