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When the video of three suspects –Ramoni Opeyemi a.k.a Alubarika; Taofeek Olalekan a.k.a K’abelohun and Tayo Akinrinola a.k.a Ifa– caught with fresh human head and body parts in Ibadan, Oyo State, went viral last weekend, an uproar arose among Nigerian citizens generally and Apete community residents particularly.
The name, Apete Community, well known to many non-residents, covers many other communities in the zone of Ido Local Government Area, such as Awotan, Akere, Oriare, Adaba, Alapata, Alakuta and others. The road from Apete links Akufo Village or settlement as it may be referred to.
The entire area, which gradually started developing from a dense forest and quiet, to a town got negative attention when the suspects, caught on Monday, October 16, 2023 by the Swift Response Squad at Agbarigo area of the capital city, were discovered to be domiciled there.
Sunday Tribune learnt that during interrogation at SRS, the suspects reportedly told the officers that they saw a hit-and-run victim and decided to cut his head and body parts for an unexplained reason. From there, they were promptly transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Iyaganku, Ibadan, on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, Adebola Hamzat, for further investigation.
It was learnt that at the State CID, the suspects confessed to detectives on how they allegedly went after a young man of unsound mind, simply known as Tunde, who usually stayed in Community High School, Veterinary, Mokola, Ibadan.
They were said to have disclosed how they stabbed and strangled him before cutting off his head and body parts for use.
The uproar that followed the occurrence even brought the Alapete of Apete, Oba Raimi Bolarinwa Idowu; the Alawotan of Awotan, Oba Adebayo Dauda Omotosho; as well as Imams, Alfas and Muslims generally to a meeting on Wednesday where they invited journalists and condemned the alleged atrocities committed by the suspects.
In their addresses, they told the gathering that the suspects were not regarded as genuine Muslims for committing acts against God’s commandments and Islamic teachings. They also said that the despicable act depicted inhumanity.
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