The Kwara State Police Command has paraded 17 suspects over alleged offences ranging from child abuse and grave exhumation to kidnapping, armed robbery and murder.
The Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, disclosed this during a press conference in Ilorin on Tuesday.
According to the police, two suspects, Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh, were arrested over the alleged exhumation of graves at a cemetery in Omupo community on October 8, 2026. They reportedly named a herbalist, Mukaila Bello, as the alleged buyer.
Police operatives also arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged abuse of a young girl in Ilorin. The suspects include the victim’s biological father, stepfather and a neighbour. The police said the girl reported being beaten with an electrical wire and burnt with a hot coal pot.
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In a separate operation along Bakase Road in Alapa, Moro Local Government Area, two suspects were arrested with suspected human hands. The suspects allegedly claimed they intended to use the body parts for money-making rituals and accused a vigilante, Abdulraf Apata, of supplying them. Police said the allegations were still under investigation.
Other suspects were paraded over alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, gang activities and murder. One suspect, Salihu Seidu, was accused of killing Lawal Umar with a machete at a Fulani camp in Agah village on October 6, 2026.
The police said investigations were ongoing to establish the facts surrounding the cases and identify any other persons involved.
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