Rofiat: Police to arrest user that posted money ritual money on Facebook

Police operatives in Ogun State said it has launched a manhunt after a social media user posted money ritual on Facebook.

This was revealed by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi.

According to Ogun police spokesman, the police in the state would ensure all those directly or indirectly involved in the killing of a 20-year-old lady, Sofiat Kehinde, are apprehended.

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Kehinde was gruesomely murdered on January 29, 2022, in Abeokuta, and her head was severed for a money ritual by four teenagers who confessed to having committed the crime.

There have been killings in the state and in other places in Nigeria for ritual but the murder of Kehinde attracted national outrage and condemnation considering the ages of the perpetrators.

The four teenage suspects arrested by the police are; Soliu Majekodunmi, 18; Wariz Oladehinde, 18; Abdulgafar Lukman, 19; and Balogun Mustaqeem, 20.

They confessed to having conspired to kill Kehinde and played different roles in her murder. The victim’s skull was severed in her lover, Majekodunmi’s room and burnt almost to ashes. One of the suspects, Mustaqeem, in a confession at the police command, had said, “I saw a post on Facebook that explained how to get rich quickly. I downloaded the video because I had an interest in getting wealthy at an early stage. I wanted to get rich and lead a luxurious life. The video was what prompted me to tell Soliu about getting rich quickly at an early age. He was interested after I showed him the video on my phone and asked where we would get the materials we needed.”