A suspected ritualist, Franklin Akinyosuyi, has revealed that he bathed with the human skull found in his possession which led to his arrest as a spiritual means of helping grow his business.
The suspect made this revelation while he was paraded criminals by the Ondo state police command in Akure over the weekend.
Akinyosuyi revealed that he purchased the human skull and other body parts from an herbalist in Osun state and used them to boost his photography and boutique business which was not as profitable as he wished.
He said ”I am a photographer and I own a boutique as well. It was last year that my uncle took me to a herbalist.
“I explained to him that my business was not moving well, so he asked me to pay N200,000 to make concoction for me which I paid within three weeks.”
He described how he began to bathe with the skull since last year with the hope that his business will grow.
“After he was done, he called me to come pick it and that was last year November. He directed that I should be bathing with the human head every Thursday at exactly 1 am.
”I used it for a month but didn’t see any difference in my business. So, I had to call the herbalist and told him to refund my money.
“I also asked him to come and pick the human head as well but he refused to come and pick it, but he had started refunding my money because he already sent me N20,000.”
The suspect also revealed what happened that led to the discovery of the skull and other human parts in his possession and how he was arrested by the Police.
”So, on that faithful day, I decided to go and throw it away, so I dropped it at my backyard. Unfortunately, I went out and before I could return, my landlord’s children saw it, informed their father and they ultimately called the police. After we were arrested, the herbalist claimed that he paid someone to get the human head.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Funmi Odunlami, described how a human skull was found in the suspect’s possession and how investigations have led to the arrest of an accomplice while two other suspects are on the run.
She said ”one Oyelade Sarafa an herbalist who also confessed to have helped in procuring the skull from one Asekun (a vigilante) in Ikirun was also arrested. Two other suspects mentioned in connection with the case are currently at large.”
