A corpse of a young lady was yesterday dumped at a refuse site in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, by suspected ritualists after they cut off some of her parts.
The lady, who was later identified as Sitira, aged 23, by one of her relatives who stormed the Lafenwa Divisional Police headquarters where she was initially taken to by the police rescue team, was suspected to be one of the commercial sex workers plying their trade within the city.
It was gathered that late Sitira, in company of another lady whose body was yet to be found, were allegedly thrown off a moving jeep at the Olomoore refuse dump along the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway which has been notorious for harbouring ritualists in the past.
Closer observation of her corpse revealed that Sitira had substantial flesh from her right arm cut away with body fluid oozing out.
A middle-aged woman, Esther Adewuyi, who identified herself as a relative of Sitira, spoke with the journalists amidst sobbing.
She explained that the lady had been living with her mother in the Iberekodo area of Abeokuta North local government after the death of her only child almost two years ago.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the unfortunate incident and said:
"The positioning of the corpse showed that she was dumped in that place, but we cannot ascertain the cause of her death. We found her on a refuse dump.
"We cannot say it is kidnapping or ritual killing but we will conduct proper investigation on the incident."
The lady, who was later identified as Sitira, aged 23, by one of her relatives who stormed the Lafenwa Divisional Police headquarters where she was initially taken to by the police rescue team, was suspected to be one of the commercial sex workers plying their trade within the city.
It was gathered that late Sitira, in company of another lady whose body was yet to be found, were allegedly thrown off a moving jeep at the Olomoore refuse dump along the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway which has been notorious for harbouring ritualists in the past.
Closer observation of her corpse revealed that Sitira had substantial flesh from her right arm cut away with body fluid oozing out.
A middle-aged woman, Esther Adewuyi, who identified herself as a relative of Sitira, spoke with the journalists amidst sobbing.
She explained that the lady had been living with her mother in the Iberekodo area of Abeokuta North local government after the death of her only child almost two years ago.
Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the unfortunate incident and said:
"The positioning of the corpse showed that she was dumped in that place, but we cannot ascertain the cause of her death. We found her on a refuse dump.
"We cannot say it is kidnapping or ritual killing but we will conduct proper investigation on the incident."