Joshua Akindele,56, who
hails from Etokia Local Government in Ogun State was spotted by one
Anthony Amos who watched him crawl into a hole under the Gbaji bridge,
confessed that he had been into cannibalism and ritual killing for the
past 15 years, after being introduced to the business by a friend who
convinced him to stop driving popular motor cycle known as “Okada” which
he claimed profited him a little, but could not sustain him.
He further said that he had been earlier sent to prison for 5 years after raping a 17-year old girl.
Speaking
with Crime Guard, Akindele confessed that he was the brain behind the
incessant killing within the village using ply woods to hit his human
prey, and dragging them into the holes before splitting their parts for
food and business… with ritual buyers.
In
his statement “I have been in this business for the past 15 years after
my friend advised me to stop riding okada and to join him in ritual
killing and cannibalism”
When asked how he carried
out his activities, he confessed “Whenever I see somebody walking alone
without being conscious of who is watching, I walk slowing up to them
and hit them with a big ply wood on their heads after which they fall
unconscious, I then drag them into the hole and use a knife to cut them
into parts which I sell to some churches and some ready buyers who
indulge in ritual killing for easy money, and some times when I feel
hungry late in the night, I eat some parts for food.
He confessed further that he sells the parts as follows: Heads 7,500, breast 1,500, penis 1000, hands and legs for 3,500.
Amos
who is a member of a vigilante group in the area alerted other members
of the group and palace guards of the Baale of Ajara Topa community to
monitor the movements of Joshua.
He told Crime
Guard that at about 1 a.m on 21st of November, he was on his normal
routine watch when he noticed him (Joshua) crawling into the hole with a
rice bag, he quickly alerted other members who confronted him with a
gun and ordered him to drop and open what he was carrying. When he did,
they discovered rotten human parts; skulls, legs, hands, breasts e.t.c.
Crime
Guard visited the palace of the Baale of Ajara Topa community, Chief
Samuel Amosu Owolabi, who after confirming the incident told Crime
Guard that he was sleeping in his palace when an emergency call woke him
with the caller informing him that a man had been arrested by members
of his palace guards in collaboration with members of the vigilante
group with human parts.
Chief Samuel said he
quickly called Chief Patifo, Baale of Iyafin whom his community shared
the bridge with to accompany him to the scene. When he got there, he
noticed a mob had begun beating the suspect and only stopped after he
begged them to let him live so that proper investigations will be
carried out by the police.
Crime Guard confirmed the suspect was in the custody of the Badagry police division from a police source who pleaded anonymity.
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