Men of the Ondo State Police Command confirmed on Sunday the arrest of one Franklin Akinyosoye for being in possession of a human skull in Ondo town, Ondo State.
The suspect, a photographer, was apprehended in the community’s Elewuro area.
He was said to have claimed ownership of the human skull.
According to authorities, Akinrosoye placed the skull in a bag and stored it in a corner of the house, but his landlord discovered the bag and reported the problem to a police station, resulting in the suspect’s arrest.
Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, the state Police Public Relations Officer who confirmed the incident, said the suspect confessed to collecting the human part from a herbalist in Osun State.
She said, “One Franklin Akinyosuyi, male, 26 years old, who claimed to be a photographer and own a boutique in Ondo town, was challenged by his landlord for keeping a bag in a corner of the compound.
“The landlord became suspicious and asked the young man to open the bag, and when he did, a human skull was found in the bag. Afterward, he was arrested, and he claimed it was given to him by a native doctor in Osun State to enhance his business.”
Confirming that the suspect was in police custody, Odunlami said the command had begun an investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile, an eyewitness in the area reported that it was a human head that was recovered in a black sack inside the suspect’s compound by the landlord’s children.
According to the witness, the children raised the alarm before their father reported the incident to the police.
The source said, “When a search operation was conducted by the police in the apartment of the suspect, several human parts and other items suspected to be charms and human blood were also discovered in the apartment by the police.”
“When interrogated by the police at the station, the suspect exonerated the landlord and claimed ownership of all the items found in his possession.
“He further explained that he brought all the items from his herbalist, who resides in Ikirun, Ifelodun local government area of Osun State”.
