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Three men, including a pastor, were arrested in Ibadan, Oyo State, for allegedly possessing and selling suspected human parts.
The arrest followed a stop-and-search operation by the Oyo State Police Command, where a package containing suspected human parts was recovered from an unregistered motorcycle.
This was made known in a statement, signed by Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, the suspects were apprehended along Adekile area of Agugu, where a patrol team intercepted an unregistered Bajaj Boxer motorcycle.
“During a search of the pillion, the rider was apprehended on the spot, and a package containing flesh suspected to be human parts (intestine) was recovered,” the statement said.
Following the seizure, the statement added: “The apprehended pillion rider, identified as Oyategbe Joseph, male, of Ibadan, was interrogated.
“He confessed that he had obtained the suspected human parts from an unknown individual at Oritaperin area and further admitted to selling the items to two persons: Alfa Onaolapo Taiwo, male, aged 46 years, and Pastor Ayodele Taiwo, male, aged 55 years.
“Acting promptly on this intelligence, the Command swiftly apprehended Alfa Onaolapo Taiwo and Pastor Ayodele Taiwo and brought them to the station for interrogation. Both suspects confessed to purchasing the suspected human parts from Oyategbe Joseph”
The suspects, identified as Joseph Oyategbe, Alfa Onaolapo Taiwo, and Pastor Ayodele Taiwo, confessed to selling and purchasing the suspected human parts.
The police are investigating the matter, and the suspects will be charged to court upon completion of the investigation.
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