Another ritualists and 419 site found in Ogun Sate.

The Police in Ogun state have uncovered another ritualists’ site at Iyana-Ilogbo area of Sango-Ota, area of and also arrested two persons in connect with it.

A decomposing remains of a male victim, clothes, shoes, wigs, matchete, and bags were also retrieved at the site tucked inside an abandoned Ayokunnu filling station, about 20 metres from the seedy Iyana Ilogbo bus stop on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.

Policemen attached to the Sango Police State, and the Special Anti-Robbery Squad team were said to have swooped on the one- storey building, acting on a tip off from a member of the community, and arrested the two suspects.

The suspected ritualists arrested at the location are Babatunde Taofeek and Hammed Hassan.

It was learnt that the escape of two victims of the suspect from the den and failed bid to recapture them gave the suspects away as their action attracted the attention of passers -by who thronged to the site.

Angry residents were said to have broken parts of the building where they also discovered items giving out foul odour.

The ensuining confusion and shock also drew the attention of the police which arrested the two of the suspects while other members of the ritual gang were said to have escaped.

Police Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the incident, said the den was discovered at about 7am, and that the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Sango Division and men of the Anti-Robbery Squad‎ acted swiftly and arrested two suspects.

Adejobi said the suspects – Babatunde Taofeek and Hammed Hassan, were found at the scene in possession of a lifeless body of a man believed to have been killed by criminals.

“Items recovered from the scene include a cutlass,clothes,shoes and caps, the suspects were at an abandoned filling station (Ayokunnu), at Iyana-Ilogbo.

“We are also making effort to arrest the owner of the abandoned filling station while the suspects are under interrogation.

“The Commissioner of Police‎, Mr Abdulmajid Ali, has ordered that the case be transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Command, at Eleweran, Abeokuta for further investigation.