A cleric, Alfa Tiamiyu Abass, has been arrested by operatives of the Oyo State Police Command over the alleged killing of one of his “customers”, simply identified as Barakat.
The development was confirmed by the spokesman of the Command, Adewale Osifeso, in a statement on Tuesday.
According to available information, Barakat, a hairdresser, was declared missing by her husband about two weeks ago in their community in Oyetoro, Oyo West Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The husband was reported to have reported his wife’s disappearance to Amotekun Corps in the town.
Osifeso, in a statement on Tuesday, confirmed the incident.
Osifeso said in the statement on Tuesday: “On May 15, 2022 around 6.30pm, one Oyerinde Gbadegein reported at the Atiba Divisional Police Headquarters that around 1pm of the same day, a corpse was seen dumped by the side of a stream on Jibola Afonja Street, Oyo town.
“On receipt of the complaint, a team of detectives from the Atiba division swung into action and proceeded to the scene.
“It was discovered that the corpse was that of a lady of about 25 years packed in a sack bag, which was already decomposing with the head, hands, toes and flesh from the thigh cut off from the body.
“One Alfa Tiamiyu Abass was arrested in connection with the case.
“Upon interrogation, the said Alfa Tiamiyu Abass confessed to have killed the deceased, one Barakat, who happened to be his customer.
“He stated further that he and one Qudus, now at large, perpetrated the act.
“A search was conducted in his house and all the parts removed from the deceased’s body were recovered.
“However, investigation is ongoing to arrest the said Qudus for possible prosecution.”