Man Slaughters Sick Friend While Sleeping, Uses Burnt Throat For Money Rituals
A suspected murderer identified as Kehinde Ganiyu, aged 50, was paraded at the Osun State Police Command on Friday, July 26, 2024.
The suspect was said to have visited a sick Ghanaian friend named Emmanuel Collins while sleeping, used his kitchen knife to slize his throat to death.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Yemisi Opalola, the suspect dried the body part and burnt it into powder for money rituals.
“On 18th July, 2024 at about 3:00pm, upon information received by the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Oke-Odo Division Osogbo that, on the same date at about 2:30pm 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 intelligence led to 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 9:00pm, he went to the deceased’s residence with a knife where he met him sleeping because he was sick.
That 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 have singlehandedly carried out the operation. Investigation is still ongoing and the suspect will be charged to court at the conclusion of investigation accordingly.”
