August 15, 2026
"The exhibits include one suspected human heart, human flesh, pieces of human skull and assorted charms."
The Oyo State Police Command has announced the arrest of 10 suspected merchants of human parts during coordinated raids across the state.
Recovered from the suspect include a suspected human heart, skull fragments, and various charms, the Command has said, adding the suspects were apprehended following months of sustained intelligence gathering and covert surveillance conducted by operatives of the command’s Monitoring Unit.
In a statement issued on Saturday in Ibadan, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, revealed that the arrests were carried out at criminal hideouts in the Iseyin and Saki areas of Oyo State.
