Officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad have arrested one Mr Shegun, a self-acclaimed pastor of a Celestial Church, Ozuri, Adavi Local Government Area of Kogi State, for allegedly killing a prostitute for ritual purpose.
The victim who hails from Benue State is a commercial sex worker at a popular Hotel called Hollywood in Adavi LGA of the state.
According to a statement signed and issued by the Special Assistant on media and publicity to Adavi local government council, Engr. M. Jamiu Habeeb, the pastor was apprehended alongside his accomplice, Mr Mike and Stephen.
He said the duo, who claimed to be the pastor’s boys and church members were apprehended earlier today (Friday).
Engr. Habeeb said the LGA D.P.O of Police led the administrator, Hon Joseph Omuya Salami, accompanied with some of his political appointees, the media team and the APC Campaign chairman in Adavi LGA, Hon. Osundo to the crime scene.
He said the suspect beheaded the victim, severed the hand, leg as well as the head and buried the decapitated body somewhere close to his church.
According to him, when the administrator and the D.P.O, as well as his entourage, got to the scene at Ozuri community, Hundreds of residents of the area trooped out to catch a glance of the incident.
He said Hon Salami, described the act as the highest level of wickedness, stressing that “man killing man” is an abomination, and that ritual killing is not-biblical, unacceptable and should be totally condemned, and anyone that involved in such act must pay the price by law.”
Engr. Habeeb further lauded the effort of the D.P.O and the security agencies of the state for the efforts they have put to apprehend the suspects.
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