76-year-old man remanded for possession of 18 human skulls

An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State on Monday remanded a septuagenarian, Sunday Toyinbo, and one Adelani Ogundimu, 40, for allegedly being in possession of 18 human skulls and conspiracy.
The prosecutor, Sergeant ItaIta Ebobimino, told the court that the accused and others now at large committed the offences on March 11 at Yewa and Ado-Odo area of the state.
Ebobimino alleged that Toyinbo, 76, and the other accused engaged in unlawful exhumation and possession of the human skulls for ritual purposes.
Ebobimino said that the offences contravened sections 329 (a) and 516 of the Criminal Code, Law of Ogun State, 2006.
The Magistrate, Titi Bello, directed that the accused be kept in prison custody.
Bello adjourned the case till May 26 for mention.