Tragedy as Police Arrest 3 for Killing, Dismembering Man in Oyo

Tragedy as Police Arrest 3 for Killing, Dismembering Man in Oyo

  • Three men have been arrested by the police operatives in Oyo state for killing and dismembering a yet-to-be-identified man
  • According to the police, one of the suspects confessed that he was given N50,000 for human head and feet
  • The police did not mention the part of the state where the crime was committed but promised to provide more update

Oyo state - Operatives of the Oyo State Police Command have arrested three men for killing and dismembering a yet-to-be-identified man in the state.

This was disclosed by the police command via its X page (formerly known as Twitter) @OyoPoliceNG, on Monday, October 23.

Police arrested 3 for killing in Oyo state
Three men arrested for killing in Oyo state Photo Credit: @OyoPoliceNG
Source: Twitter

According to the statement, one of the suspects confessed that he was given N50,000 for human head and feet.

“One of the suspects claimed he was giving #50,000 to procure; Human flesh, Feet and Head.”

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In another story, Legit.ng reported that Police announced the arrest of Goodness Oshodi, a 19-year-old boy who allegedly buried his step-brother, Friday Oshhodi, alive "on the instruction of his mother" for stealing N10,000.

The incident happened on Tuesday evening, October 10, at Apamisede Community, in the Adavi local government area of the state. The victim was however lucky to have been rescued by neighbours.

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The Rivers State Police Command arrested and paraded a woman for disfiguring her husband’s body with boiling oil.

The woman, identified simply as Favour Nweke, and hailed from Obite village in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, was paraded alongside other suspects at the command’s headquarters on Moscow Road, Port Harcourt, the state capital by the commissioner of police, Emeka Nwonyi.

Sani reacts to alleged 'manhood stealing' in Abuja

Meanwhile, former lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has reacted to the alleged stealing of 'manhood' in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Senator Sani reacted via an X post on Saturday, October 7, noting that the frequent lynching of suspected manhood thieves was unruly. His reaction is on the heels of the incident that transpired in the Abuja satellite area of Dei Dei, where an angry mob attacked a police officer of the Gwagwa police division.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.