The Osun State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the alleged possession of a human skull exhumed from a family grave in the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
According to Ojelabi, the incident was reported to the police on June 17 by a resident who said he discovered that the grave of his late elder brother had been desecrated.
The complainant told police that when he visited the grave, located within their family compound, on June 15, he found that unknown persons had tampered with it and removed the deceased’s skull.
Following the report, police operatives launched an investigation and, acting on credible intelligence, arrested a suspect identified as 40-year-old Ogunsola Ojo.
Ojelabi said:
“On 17th June 2026 at about 08:30 hours, the complainant reported at Oba-Ile Police Station that, upon visiting the grave of his late elder brother on 15th June 2026, located within their family compound, he discovered that the grave had been tampered with and the skull of the deceased had been removed by unknown person(s).
“Following the report, police operatives immediately launched an investigation. Acting on credible intelligence, one suspect identified as Ogunsola Ojo, male, aged 40 years, was arrested.”
During interrogation, Ojo allegedly implicated three other suspects identified as Ayeloja Lateef, Azeez Rasheed, and Kunle Fatai, who is currently at large.
The police said a search of Fatai’s residence led to the recovery of the suspected human skull, which had been concealed in an uncompleted building adjacent to his house.
“Subsequent search operations conducted at the residence of the said Kunle Fatai led to the recovery of the suspected human skull concealed in an uncompleted building adjacent to his house.
“The recovered item has been documented and registered as an exhibit,” Ojelabi added.
He said investigations are ongoing to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident and to apprehend the fleeing suspect.
The police spokesperson added that the arrested suspects would be charged in court upon the conclusion of the investigation.
