- Safiu Kehinde
Ogun State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man caught with amputated corpse of a 13-year-old girl.
This was confirmed in a statement on the Command’s official X handle on Friday.
As contained in the statement, the man, identified as Ogidan Mustapha, was arrested by the police in collaboration with vigilante group after being caught dumping the mutilated body of the 13- year-old girl, identified as Oriyomi Gboyega, in a bush near Igbosoro river in Igode area of Ogun state.
Following investigation, it was revealed that the girl had died of electrocution and was prepared for burial before the sudden disappearance of her body.
Her mother, Peace Adegboyega would be met with shock after discovering that Oriyomi had abducted girl’s body with her hands chopped off in the process.
“According to information received from an intelligence source, the divisional police officer of Igode was informed that on the 20th of September 2024, at about 1:30 AM, suspicious activity was noticed in a bush near the Igbosoro river in Igode village. Ogidan Mustapha was apprehended while dumping a wrapped corpse in a mat in the area.
“Upon closer inspection by vigilante operatives, it was discovered that the corpse was a young girl, one Oriyomi Gboyega ‘f’ 13 year old with both of her hands amputated and wrapped in a mat before being discarded near the river.
“Upon contacting the mother, one Peace Adegboyega ‘F’, she stated that her daughter had died from electrocution on the 19th of September 2024 at about 10:20 AM, and arrangements were being made for her burial the following day.
“She expressed shock upon learning that their neighbour, Ogidan, was found with the amputated body of her daughter in the bush. A search warrant was executed at Ogidan Mustapha’s residence by the Divisional Police Officer and the Vigilante group.” The Police narrated in the statement.
Meanwhile, two English pump action rifles and various local charms were recovered upon the arrest of Ogidan who, however, denied mutilating the girl.
Ogidan would confess that father of the girl, Sunday Adegboyega, had asked him to help bury the deceased far from home.