A 55 years old man, Yesiru Salisu, was on Monday, arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for being in possession of four human skulls, two dry human hands and three jaws.
He is resident at 7 Odenusi Street, Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State.
The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Ago Iwoye Division that a man was seen with a bag suspected to contain stolen property, and that when he was challenged, he dropped the bag and ran into the bush.
Upon the report, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Ago Iwoye, Paul Omiwole, led his detectives to the scene where they opened the bag and discovered that it contained dry human parts.
Consequently, the bush he ran into was properly combed and the suspect was subsequently apprehended.
On interrogation, the suspect confessed harvesting the human parts from one Christian cemetery in Oke Eri, Ijebu Ode, together with one Lekan Bakare who is now at large.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, has ordered the immediate transfer of the case to state criminal investigation and intelligence department for further investigation and prosecution.
He also directed that the fleeing accomplice should be hunted for and brought to justice.
