By John Odunayo
“After killing him, I removed his throat and used it to prepare a soap for money ritual, which I had. I have done similar soap for four Yahoo boys before. Devil pushed me to do it.”
A HERBALIST, Ganiyu Kehinde, has explained how he killed his intimate friend, Emmanuel Collins and used his part for money making ritual.
Kehinde, who is among the suspects arrested across the state for various crimes paraded by the police at Osun Command’s headquarters in Osogbo on Friday, confessed to killing the 35 years old Ghanaian friend in a bid to get human parts that would be used for money rituals.
Osun Police Command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, while giving facts of the case, said the killing of the Ghanaian was reported at Oke-Odo Division in Osogbo, said, “Police detectives swung into action, and through intelligence, Kehinde Ganiyu ‘m’, an 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.
“That he slaughtered the deceased with the kitchen knife and removed his throat. He said 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 singlehandedly carried out the operation.
“Investigation is still ongoing and the suspect will be charged to court after the investigation accordingly,” Opalola said.
In a chat with journalists, Kehinde said, “I am a herbalist. The deceased was my friend. I could not tell what came over me. I met him sick, and I attacked him and killed him for a money ritual. The devil pushed me to kill my friend for a money ritual.
“After killing him, I removed his throat and used it to prepare a soap for money ritual, which I had. I have done similar soap for four Yahoo boys before. Devil pushed me to do it.”
