Two mortuary workers arrested for selling human parts, corpse water

The Osun State Police Command has arrested two mortuary attendants for selling human body parts to suspected ritualists.

The Acting Police Public Relations Officer of the command disclosed this during a press briefing at the police headquarters on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

The mortuary attendants, Johnson Daniel, 43, and Adetunji Okunade, 42, were arrested alongside the suspected ritualists following a tip-off from a concerned citizen.

According to the police, the investigation led to the discovery that Daniel, along with his accomplice, Adetunji, conspired to sell both human remains and water used in bathing corpses to local ritualists.

During a search of the suspects’ residences, items were recovered, including suspected human bone fragments at their homes.

A female undergarment and a notebook containing ritual instructions were also found at the residence of one other suspect.

The police stated that all the suspects have been charged in court.