A man identified as Babalola Dolapo Daniel, who admitted to murdering his childhood friend, Opeyemi Oyelakin, and stealing his motorcycle, has disclosed how he sold his late friend’s body parts to ritualists in Ibadan, Oyo State.
Ekiti News reports that Dolapo further confessed to killing his cousin and three other individuals. He stated that he was unsure if all his victims had died after striking them with a stick and a stone before stealing their motorcycles.
Police investigations have revealed that Dolapo killed a motorcyclist in Kabba, Kogi State, and another in Ife along Ilesha road in Osun State in April 2023. Additionally, in June 2023, he murdered another motorcyclist in Ondo town and disposed of the body at a farm in Oboto bush along Bolorunduro road, Ondo town. Furthermore, in October 2023, Dolapo, along with Sikiru Mutiu aka S.K, killed his childhood friend, dismembered his body, and delivered the parts to herbalists identified as Mujeeb Lawal and Shina Ojo for rituals.
The police stated, “The duo of Abiola Olatunji Toheeb and Ayegbajeje Micheal, who are receivers of stolen items, and Oyediran Waheed Olaitan, who assists in the production of fake documents to facilitate the sale of stolen motorcycles, have been apprehended. Seven motorcycles have been recovered from the receivers, while one suspect remains at large. Dolapo confessed, ‘I have killed five persons including my cousin and my friend, and snatched their motorcycles.”
In an interview, Dolapo admitted, “I killed Opeyemi, my friend, and sold the motorcycle to a man named Toheed in Ibadan. I don’t sell human parts, but I took a part of one victim’s body to an herbalist in Ondo, who promised me an Ifa Oracle. During motorcycle thefts, anyone who resisted was struck on the head with a stone and a stick.”
The herbalists confirmed they used the body parts to prepare spiritual soap.