By Adedeji ADEMUYIWA
Nigeria – Seven suspected ritualists were paraded in connection with the murder of a 35 years old woman, Sulaimon Adijat, by the police in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Thursday.
CP Abiodun Mustapha Alamutu, who paraded the suspects identified them as: Moses Abidemi, Oluwa Samuel Monday, Prophet Peter Oluwalolese, Akinwunmi Ifatosin, Prophet Jamiu Yusuf, Sheriff Agbai and Osojieahen Ali.
According to Alamutu, they were arrested based on technical intelligence of the Anti-kidnapping unit of the command in efforts to unravel the mystery behind the sudden disappearance of Adijat.
The crime buster cop, narrated how the seven suspects made up of herbalists prophets and their clients conspired to kill Adijat for money ritual expected to yield ₦200 million for their clients.
He said, the victim was lured into the hands of the ritualists for the sum of ₦300,000.00.
“Intelligence techniques revealed that Sulaimon Adijat was invited by her boyfriend, Adebayo Olawale Azeez on the 9th of January, 2024 to a hotel located at Atan Ota,Ogun State,later the DPO of Onipanu Divisional headquarters received a report of missing person.
“Consequently, a tactical team specifically the Anti Kidnapping Unit of the Command was drafted to unravel the mystery behind her disappearance and as such, the team embarked on a technical based investigation, which led to the arrest of the seven (7) suspects who participated actively in the abduction and eventual murder of the missing Sulaimon Adijat.
“Further investigation revealed that sometimes in 19th of November 2023,
Sherifff Agbai and Osojieahen Alioneitouria contacted Oluwo Samuel Monday(a.k.a Oluwo Mandela to perform money ritual known as ‘Oshole’ that can produce Two Hundred Million naira within seven days.
“While Oluwo Samuel Monday charged the duo of Sheriff and Osojieahen Alioneitouria the sum of Eight Hundred thousand naira (₦800,000) and agreed to prepare the materials for the money ritual.
“Oluwo Samuel Monday in furtherance of his criminal intention later contacted one Peter Oluwalolese who was not new in the trade of human parts, to get for a lady between the age of 18yrs to 20yrs in order to deliver her mutilated body parts, specifically the head, two breast, virginal and her two wrists that will be used for money ritual.
“Peter Oluwalolese who is an acclaimed Prophet of a white garment church located in Ibadan, Oyo state, contacted another colleague of his, one Prophet Jamiu Yusuf (A.k.a Eri Mose) in Lagos state, who is notorious in the supply of human parts for ritual purpose. Prophet Jamiu Yusuf who contacted Abidemi Moses (A.k.a. Asela) who is a herbalist at Atan Ota, Ogun State.
“Abidemi Moses requested for the sum of Six Hundred thousand naira to get a lady that can be used for the money ritual which Oluwo Samuel Monday negotiated for the sum of three hundred thousand naira for the human body parts.
“Abidemi Moses is a herbalist and he serves as an apprentice to Adebayo Olawale Azeez,who is at large, to harvest human parts for sale, a business he has enjoyed the proceeds for the past three years,hence, on the 9th January, 2024, Adebayo Olawale Azeez invited Sulaiman Adijat on a date to Sunshine hotel, Atan Ota, where she was later taken to Abidemi Moses shrine at Igbo Olomi area of Atan Ota, Ogun State.
“She was killed by Abidemi Moses and others now at large, and dismembered her body parts were taken to Abidemi Moses’s house at Atan Ota to meet Oluwo Samuel Monday and Prophet Peter Oluwalolese who were waiting for the arrival of the body parts.
“Oluwo Samuel Monday collected the head, two breasts, virginal, and two wrists and other body parts of the deceased.
“Oluwo Samuel Monday prepared the body parts in a local pot, and lighted firewood to burn it in Abidemi Moses’s house till the next day,while Prophet Peter Oluwalolese joined Oluwo Samuel Monday to kill the ram that was used to appease the spirit of the deceased during the process of performing money ritual.
“Prophet Peter Oluwalolese and Prophet Jamiu Yusuf were also given some parts of the deceased.
“On 10th January, 2024, Sheriff Agbai and Osojieahen Alioneitouria came to collect the money ritual soap from Oluwo Monday Samuel and travelled back to their location in Edo State.
“But after three weeks of bathing and usage of other items as directed by Oluwo Monday Samuel, and they both complained bitterly that the money ritual failed to yield the expected sum of Two hundred million (₦200,000,000) in seven days.
“A search was conducted in the shrine of Abidemi Moses on the 3rd February, 2024, and ten female handbags, two 25 litres gallons containing human parts, one axe, and two cement sacks containing human bones were recovered from his shrine at Igbo Olomi, Atan Ota.
“The relative of the deceased later came to the police station and identified one of the ten bags that were recovered as the hand bag of their daughter Sulaimon Adijat.
“Recovered from them are: One Axe, ten female handbags,three local pots, one wooden box containing money, two bagco bags containing human bones and parts, two 25 litre gallons (Black) containing human parts,charms,crown and staff of Oba Isegun Zone one, Atan Ota”.
CP Alamutu advised parents to be watchful of friends their children keeps or move around with.
He also advised intending criminals to desist from whatever crimes they are committing because they will be caught and brought to book.