Kwara Police Arrest Four Over Alleged Grave Desecration, Suspected Human Parts

The Kwara State Police Command has arrested four men in connection with two separate investigations involving the alleged removal of human heads from graves and the possession of suspected human hands allegedly intended for money-making rituals.

The Commissioner of Police, Ojo Adekimi, disclosed the arrests on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Ilorin. He said investigations were ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding both incidents and determine whether other individuals were involved.

In the first case, two suspects, identified as Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh, were arrested over the alleged exhumation of graves and removal of human heads at a cemetery in Omupo, Kwara State.

According to the police, the incident came to light in May 2026 when community members visited the cemetery to bury a deceased person and discovered that some graves had been dug up and the heads of the buried bodies were missing.

Adekimi said operatives arrested the two suspects at about 5am on October 8, 2026, while they were allegedly digging graves at the cemetery, following an intelligence-led investigation.

“Following a painstaking, intelligence-led investigation, operatives arrested Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh at about 5:00 a.m. on October 8, 2026, while they were allegedly digging graves within the cemetery,” the commissioner said.

The police said the suspects allegedly identified a herbalist, Mukaila Bello, as the person who bought the missing human heads during interrogation. However, the information provided did not establish whether Bello had been arrested.

The command said investigations were continuing and that the suspects would be arraigned in court when the investigation was concluded.

In a separate incident, police arrested Kamalden Lukmon and AbdulGaniyu Ibrahim after recovering two suspected human hands during an operation along Bakase Road in Alapa, Kwara State.

The arrests were made at about 4pm on October 8, 2026. The discovery prompted investigators to examine the origin of the suspected body parts and the circumstances surrounding the suspects’ possession of them.

According to the police, preliminary interrogation indicated that the two men intended to use the body parts for money-making rituals.

“During preliminary interrogation, the suspects stated that they intended to use the body parts for money-making rituals,” the command said.

The suspects reportedly told investigators that a vigilante member, identified as Abdulraf Apata, had handed the suspected human hands to them. Police said the allegation against Apata was being investigated to establish the facts and determine whether other people were involved.

Lukmon and Ibrahim were being held at the Violent Crimes Response Unit as investigations continued. The command said investigators were also working to establish the identity of the possible victim and determine the circumstances surrounding the death linked to the case.

The police have not provided a final account of either investigation. The allegations against the suspects and other individuals remain subject to investigation and possible court proceedings.