Oriyomi was arrested by officers of the Social Orientation and Safety Corps of Ogun State.
This was disclosed by Soji Ganzallo, the Commander of the ‘So Safe’ Corps in a press release signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Assistant Commander, Moruf Yusuf.
The statement reads, “At about 2:35 a.m. on January 21, 2025, officers of the So-Safe Corps on routine patrol observed suspicious activity on a parcel of land behind a church.
“The suspect, Oriyomi, was spotted trying to hide before he was caught by the men of the corps. “Once the coast seemed clear, he resumed digging the tomb to allegedly retrieve a human skull. However, the officers returned to the scene, apprehending him before he could escape.”
According to Ganzallo, Oriyomi, a resident of Kere in the Obada-Oko area of Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state, confessed to the crime after he was caught.
The suspects also confessed to exhuming a skull behind his house around January 18, 2025.
When probed further, Oriyomi stated that he was trying to exhume the skull for money rituals, adding that he had sold over 10 skulls in the past.
Gonzallo further revealed that the suspect had done time at the Oba Correctional Centre over a similar offence for over six years.
He said the suspect has been handed over to the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force for further investigation.
