Two arrested in Kwara over alleged money rituals
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two men over the recovery of two suspected human hands allegedly intended for money-making rituals along Bakase Road, Alapa, in the state.
The suspects, identified as Kamalden Lukmon and AbdulGaniyu Ibrahim, were arrested on October 8, 2026, at about 4 p.m., while the Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed the development during a press briefing in Ilorin on Tuesday.
According to Ojo, preliminary investigations revealed that the suspects allegedly intended to use the body parts for money-making rituals and claimed that a vigilante member, identified as Abdulraf Apata, had handed them over to them.
He said the police were investigating the claims to establish the origin of the body parts and determine whether other individuals were involved, adding that the identity of the possible victim and the circumstances surrounding the incident had yet to be established.
In a related development, the command arrested two men, Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh, on October 8 at about 5 a.m. over the alleged exhumation of graves and removal of human heads at a cemetery in Omupo, following the discovery of disturbed graves and missing heads in May 2026.
Ojo said the suspects allegedly confessed to the crime and identified a herbalist, Mukaila Bello, as the purported buyer of the human heads, adding that they would be arraigned in court after investigations were concluded.
Beyond the cases involving suspected human remains, the commissioner disclosed the arrest of several suspects over alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, illegal possession of firearms and motorcycle theft, including Abubakar Usman, also known as Jaye, who was arrested at Jebba Cattle Market on October 11 over alleged kidnapping incidents in Oke-Ode and Oro-Ago and the killing of vigilante members in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area.
He added that another suspected kidnapper, Ahamdu Dahiru, was arrested at Kannbi in Moro Local Government Area on October 10 and allegedly confessed to leading four kidnapping operations, while investigations also linked Umaru Ahmadu to a kidnapping syndicate accused of abducting two people from a Fulani settlement in Okeya. Ojo urged residents to provide credible information to security agencies and reaffirmed the command’s commitment to intelligence-led policing and the protection of lives and property.
