Amotekun, Police apprehends man for killing, dismembering Housewife in Osun

Operatives of Osun Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun in collaboration with Nigeria Police on Friday apprehended a suspected ritualists, identified as Toogun Adisa for allegedly killing a housewife, Modinat Basiru.

Confirming the arrest, the Field Commander, Osun Amotekun Corps, Amitolu Shittu, said a child of the deceased had reported at the Corps office in Ileogbo, Ayedire Local Government, that Modinat entered into the house of the suspect and did not come out afterwards.

Shittu said his men immediately swung into action and visited Oke-Osun, where the suspect was residing, but he was not found in the house.

."Two of his relations were arrested but we could not keep them because they have not committed any offence. When we released them, they were told to assist us in catching the fleeing suspect.

"It was through our collaboration that the suspect was eventually apprehended in Lalupon, Oyo State.

"The corpse of the deceased was later found and exhumed. He dismembered the body and took some parts. He is currently in police custody," Shittu said.