Ritualists kills female student.....SEE PHOTO

Firstclass newsline gathered that the dismembered body of a female
student of a polytechnic in Ogun State, Miss Morenikeji Owolabi, has
been discovered by policemen.
Firstclass newsline learnt on Wednesday that the body was found in a
shrine on Tuesday in Eposo-Akaka community, Isara, in the Remo North
Local Government Area of the state.
The 21-year-old victim, who hailed from Ekiti State, but lived in
Isara, was said to have been lured to the shrine by a herbalist, Femi
Awise, who is currently on the run.
She was a science laboratory undergraduate of the institution.
Awise who was said to be a native of Isara, lives in the Jabata area
of the rustic town.
However, five suspects have been arrested in connection with the
murder. The suspects are anokadarider who conveyed Owolabi to the
shrine, Adeyemi Ademolu; an apprentice to Awise, Omolaso Taiwo; Lateef
Ali, Akinyemi Dare and Sokoya Wasiu.
The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Valentine Ntomchukwu, who led
journalists to the shrine, said investigation had commenced to unravel
the circumstances which led to Morenikeji's murder and the motive
behind it.
The shrine, made with weather-beaten corrugated iron sheets, contained
a large number of fetish objects.
An armchair, covered with cloth, was placed at a strategic spot inside
the shrine. It was flanked by other plastic chairs. There were also
bottles of palm oil and other liquid littering the floor.
There was also an iron pot filled with what was said to be cooked
flesh of the victim, from which an offensive odour was coming from.
The decomposing legs of the victim, dug out of a shallow grave, were
also recovered.
However, the head of the victim and other vital parts like breasts,
hands, and vagina among others were not found. But something that was
said to be her liver could be seen being roasted outside the shrine.
The police said Awise perpetrated his "evil deeds" under the guise of
being a herbalist and a farmer.
A maize farm was found around the shrine.
During the CP's visit to the scene, residents of Isara, Eposo and Ode
Remo thronged the shrine to catch a glimpse of it.
The local government chairman, Femi Soyemi, expressed shock at the discovery.
He said, "I am shocked because I never expect that this kind of
horrible and brutal acivity exists here."
Ntomchukwu said the shrine was discovered through discreet
investigation by his men.
He said, "We were able to locate the shrine through a discreet
investigation by our men. We were able to track theokadarider that
took the victim on his motorcycle to the shrine.
"Five suspects have been arrested and investigation has commenced, we
will leave no stone unturned to get other fleeing suspects.
"I am appealing to parents that it is not only enough to send their
children to school, they must do a follow-up on them."
The victim was declared missing since Saturday, June 7. It was those
who saw her on the day she was being taken to the shrine by
theokadarider that alerted the police, which led to the arrest and the
discovery of the shrine.
In another development, 40-year-old suspected kidnapper, Emeka Obi,
was arrested on Tuesday in Ijebu Ode for allegedly kidnapping a
97-year-old man, Mr. Iposiola Samaiye.
Obi, who confessed to the crime, said it was his gang's third
operation. He added that his accomplice, identified simply as Prince,
had gone into hiding.
He said, "This is the third operation. In the first one, we collected
N2m ransom, and in the second operation, we got N1m. For this one, we
negotiated for N1m."
Ntomchukwu said Obi and members of his gang had kidnapped Samaiye from
his home in Ijebu-Isire last Thursday. He added that they were trailed
by policemen to where they held their victim captive.
He said, "They held the 97-year-old man inside the bush without food
for four days. But our men, between 3am and 5am on Tuesday were able
to set the old man free."
Samaiye is currently receiving medical attention at a private hospital
in Ijebu Ode.
His son, Obafemi, said the kidnappers had demanded N20m ransom, and
later settled for N1m.
He said, "The kidnappers first demanded N20m. It was negotiated to
N10m and later N1m. But we did not pay any ransom before my father was
rescued by the policemen."
Firstclassnewsline.net