Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 32-year-old suspected ritual killer, Adebayo Olamide Azeez, who disclosed the sinister method he employed to lure and brutally murder seven women through the dating app: “MyChat.”
The Command’s Commissioner, CP Abiodun Alamutu, said the suspected ritualist had been evading arrest.
Azeez was, however, captured on February 23 from his hideout.
He confessed to being part of a ritualist gang that specialises in killing women for money ritual.
While parading Azeez and other suspects before journalists in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Thursday, Alamutu disclosed the collaboration between Azeez and Awuraji, an herbalist, in strangulating their victims to death.
He further disclosed that the arrest of Azeez followed the apprehension and public parade of other gang members by operatives of the Ogun State Police Command, including Moses Abidemi Awuraji, Oluwo Samuel Monday, Peter Oluwalolese, Jamiu Yusuf, Akinwunmi Ifatosin, Sheriff Agbai and Osojieahen Alioneitouria.
Azeez, giving a detailed narration of his method, said: “I got the ladies from MyChat, a hookup app.
“When contacted by Awuraji, I’d negotiate with the victims on the app, finalise the deal, and provide my address in Atan-Ota.
“I would pick them up, transport them to Awuraji’s house, where we executed the heinous act.
“I joined the gang in September 2023, participating in the murder of seven women.
“I do not know the ultimate purpose of the bodies.
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“My role was merely to source victims and collect payment.”
The Commissioner assured the public that discreet and further investigations were ongoing to identify other potential victims.
However, Alamutu urged those with missing relatives to report to the police with photographs for assistance, assuring that they are working tirelessly to bring justice to the victims and their families.