Three people have been detained by the Oyo State Police Command in connection with the murder of a man whose name has not been released.
The group was apprehended for having deceased person’s body parts on Thursday in Ibadan, the state’s capital.
The suspects, according to sources who spoke to Platinum Times, are Taofeeq Kabelohun and Rahmon Muibi, also known as Alubarika; the name of the third person was not yet known at the time this report was made.
According to information obtained, the three suspects planned to assassinate the individual they had persuaded to accompany them to a location in the Moniya neighborhood of the Akinyele Local Government Area.
Later, when it was discovered that blood was oozing from their car’s booth, they were taken into custody by the authorities.
The three suspects were seen in a video that has been going around since Friday at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Iyaganku, Ibadan.
The group exposed the victim’s head and other body parts in the footage Platinum Times was able to collect.
According to unnamed sources, Kabelohun served as the deputy imam (mufasir) at the Orisun Awotan Central Mosque in Awotan, Ido Local Government Area, Ibadan, until his detention.
According to information from a second source in the neighborhood, Kabelohun and Muibi were detained more than once for the same offense at Peace Estate and the Adaba hamlet on the Apete-Akufo route.
“These people had been arrested more than twice on this same issue, and they are living in our midst, one at Peace Estate and the other at Adaba,” he said.
Another source in the community revealed that the duo were arrested when they were trying to remove body parts from a grave in Ibadan.
“The two have been caught while trying to remove dead body from grave in Ibadan”.
Another revealed that the man they killed came from Sango Otta in Ogun State.
Orisun Awotan Central Mosque removes Kabelohun as Mufasir over murder case
Meanwhile, the Orisun Awotan Central Mosque has removed Kabelohun as the Mufasir of the mosque.
A source within the mosque made this revelation on Sunday.
Our correspondent learnt that the decision was taken during a meeting held in the mosque on Friday and had Chief Imam of the mosque, Alhaji Taiwo Huzain; Chairman, Orisun, Adaba, Akowo and Environs Muslim Community, Barrister Akib Akintola; and other stakeholders of the mosque in attendance.
The mosque, in the communique obtained by Platinum Times on Sunday, indicated that Mallam Abdulhakeem Abdulrasheed had been installed as the new Mufasir of the mosque.
The communique reads,
“That Taofik Kabelohun should be removed as the Mufasir of Orisun Awotan Central Mosque. Henceforth, he is no longer the mosque member.
“This is due to his gross misconduct and the recent alleged murder case he is involved in. However, the stakeholders unanimously agreed that Mallam Abdulhakeem Abdulrasheed should be installed as the new Mufasir of the mosque with immediate effect after today’s Jumat service.
“That new committee should be inaugurated that will look into the affairs of the mosque. May Allah (SWT) rectify our affairs. Ma-Aslam”.