An Abeokuta, Ogun State-based man, Nojeem Balogun, got shocked on Monday after he found out that the head of his deceased father had been cut off in his grave.

He reported the matter to the police who have now apprehended a suspect with the head.

The Adatan Divisional Police Station arrested the suspected ritualist for unlawfully possessing a human head on June 24, 2024, at about  1550 hrs.

According to reports, Balogun, who resides around Iyana Cele Car Wash, Abeokuta, visited the police station and reported that on June 23, 2024, at about 0800hrs , one of his siblings alerted him about unusual activities at their late father’s grave in Isale Itoko, Abeokuta.

Upon inspection, he found that their father’s head had been removed by an unidentified individual or group.  Further inquiries led to the identification of Lekan Akinyemi who was caught red handed as the culprit who dug up the grave and severed the head.

Lekan Akinyemi was caught in the act and the case was then to handed over to the Anti-Robbery unit for investigation before transferring it to the State CID.