Akeem, a suspected practitioner of ritualistic activities, has described the process through which he acquired knowledge on utilizing human heads for money rituals.

The Ogun State Police apprehended Akeem in connection with the murder of Quadri Salami, an 18-year-old student of Obafemi Awolowo University. Akeem admitted to learning the ritualistic techniques from Facebook groups.

Akeem, 35, made this revelation in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune on Saturday, December 16, 2023.

Akeem was arrested after technical investigation and intelligence gathering were adopted by detectives of the Ogun State Police Command.

The deceased’s decomposing body parts were recovered in a shallow grave on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, by the Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alamutu, who led a team to the suspect’s house at Mile 6, Ajebo area of Abeokuta, the state capital.

Spokeswoman of the State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed that the deceased’s father reported the case of his missing son at Kemta Police station on November 14, about six days after he was last seen.

was not doing so. I pointed out to the father the expensive phones he had even before he started apprenticeship with me which I could never afford. The father left.

“I called Akeem and told him what I heard of Quadri. He expressed surprise, saying that he thought he had gone back to school. He said that the boy had not been to his place since the last time I came with him. He said he would check from Ifa. He called me back later and said what he saw was that the boy was alive but just went playing.

“A customer came to my shop and I also mentioned the search for Quadri. He gave me a number and said I should call a pastor to enquire about Quadri. When I called the pastor, he said he would like to speak with his parents. I forwarded the number to Quadri’s mother.

“I was sitting in front of my shop on December 6 when Police came to arrest me. I got into Police van and saw Akeem in it. I later got to know that he was the one who killed Quadri and sold his body parts.”