Man arrested in Osun for gruesome murder of Ghanaian friend
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo
A 50-year-old Kehinde Ganiyu has been arrested by the Osun State Police command for the alleged murder of his Ghanian friend identified as Emmanuel Collins for money ritual purposes.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Yemisi Opalola on Friday in Osogbo disclosed that 35-year-old Collins was killed by his friend Ganiyu on Tuesday July 9, 2024.
According to Opalola, the suspect confessed to the brutal murder of Collins, by slitting his throat with a kitchen knife while he was asleep.
He further confessed to removing the victim’s throat and drying same under the sun for three days.
Exhibits recovered in the arrest of Ganiyu included four different blood-stained knives, one chisel, two gourds, one wooden traditional pot containing black soap, two local sponges with black soap, one wooded traditional tray (opon ifa), one wooden box and some local charms.
The Police PRO stated, “On 18th July 2024 at about 3:00 pm, upon information received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Oke-Odo Division Osogbo that, on the same date at about 2:30 pm a Ghanaian named Emmanuel Collins ‘m’ about 35yrs old was killed by a yet to be identified individual, Police detectives swung into action and through an intelligence-led investigation, one Kehinde Ganiyu ‘m’ intimate friend to the deceased was arrested.
“He confessed to the commission of the heinous crime and stated that, on 9th July 2024, at about 9:00 pm, he went to the deceased’s residence with a knife where he met him sleeping because he was sick. He slaughtered the deceased with the kitchen knife and removed his throat.
“He added further that, he dried the throat for three days before he took it to a bush called Igbo Imese Aiwosi Area, located at Oba-Oke village where he burnt it in a clay pot with some ritual materials and later mixed the burnt powder with soap for money ritual (OSOLE). He confessed to having single-handedly carried out the operation.”
Responding to questions from newsmen, Ganiyu who claimed to be an herbalist, admitted killing the deceased, adding that he used the throat for money ritual soap.
In a related development, a 22-year-old Effiong Saviour was arrested for attempted murder and robbery.
Opalola said the suspect viciously attacked his victim who was on her way home with a cutlass on Wednesday evening July 17, 2024, at Ipetumodu town.
She also added that Effiong robbed his victim of her handbag containing her phone, GTB ATM card, phone batteries, phone chargers and the sum of six thousand naira cash (N6,000) and inflicted severe machete cuts all over her body.
The PPRO added that the suspects would be charged to court after the completion of respective investigations.
