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33-Year-Old Man Caught Extracting Parts From Corpse In Osun | READ IN FULL

Faith Ukanwa

Apr 29, 2022

33-Year-Old Man Caught Extracting Parts From Corpse In Osun | READ IN FULL
33-Year-Old truck repairer, one Afeez Odusanya, have been apprehended by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps for allegedly pulling out the teeth of a corpse.

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According to the Commander of the Corps, Mr. Amitolu Shittu, the suspect who is resident in Sagamu, Ogun state, was caught in the act in a cemetery in Ilesa, Osun.

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Speaking to newsmen on Wednesday while the suspect was being paraded alongside others, Shittu said he had claimed to be a herbalist. He however confessed that he exhumes corpses, extract their parts for money ritual.

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According to Shittu, 12 teeth, two finger bones were recovered from the suspect after his arrest.

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Fielding questions from journalists, Odusanya confessed to have indulged in exhuming corpses from cemeteries for ritual purposes since 2016. However, he has failed after several trials.

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"I was caught after I exhumed a corpse at a burial ground in Ilesa which I wanted to use for money ritual. I have been exhuming corpses since 2016 and removing their parts for money ritual, but the rites failedÔÇØ.

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"I exhumed corpses at Sagamu, Ogun State, but was caught in Osun while trying to remove the teeth of a corpse. It used to take me about 30 minutes to remove a tooth from a corpse. But after some time, it takes me lesser time because I mastered it.ÔÇØ

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The suspects would be handed over to the Osun command of the Department of State Services (DSS), for prosecution.

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