The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of an Islamic cleric, identified as Alfa Bashiru, for being in possession of suspected human flesh in Ibadan. The suspect was intercepted by officers of the Federal Highway Patrol at the Toll Gate axis of the Ibadan Expressway while driving a white bus with registration number XA 551 IRG around 11:30 a.m.
According to police reports, Bashiru allegedly confessed that he bought the suspected human parts in Lagos. The exhibits have been sent for forensic analysis to ascertain their authenticity and origin.
Police spokesperson CSP Adewale Osifeso said the case has been transferred to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Iyaganku, Ibadan, for further investigation.