Exclusive! 7 Money ritual killings that have shocked Nigerians in recent times
Vondigest reports that the rate at which people have been killed for money ritual is alarming and Nigerians are crying out for this evil trend to come to an end.
There have been several cases of youths caught with one human parts or in the process of killing someone they want to harvest their body part and use for money ritual.
So here are 7 ritual killing cases that shocked Nigerians in recent times:
Sofiat Kehinde
On the 4th of February, 2022, four teenagers were charged with the murder of a 20-year-old woman in a suspected ritual killing case. The teenagers who are aged between 18 to 20 years, were arrested on the last Saturday of January for allegedly killing Sofiat Kehinde and burning her head for money ritual purposes at Oke Aregba area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. They confessed that the got the guidelines on how to use human beings for money ritual from Facebook. According to reports, the deceased was dating one of the killers. She was lured by her boyfriend, Soliu, to his room where she was overpowered and killed.
Jennifer Anthony
In Jennifer Anthony’s case, a 20-year-old Moses Oko was apprehended by the police for allegedly killing her for ritual purposes. Jennifer, who was a student of the University of Jos, was found lifeless at a hotel in Jos, along Zaria Road, on New Year’s Day. Some of her body parts were also missing. Moses was arrested in Benue State after he fled from Jos for committing the crime.
Oluwabamise Ayanwola
This story also shocked Nigerians! The 22-year-old fashion designer, Bamise, was found dead in Lagos after boarding a BRT bus heading to Oshodi from Chevron bus stop, Lekki. She was said to have been raped before being killed. Her corpse was later found on the Carter Bridge. The police have since arrested Andrew Nice Omininikoron, the driver of the BRT bus, who is the prime suspect. It was reported that young Bamise was raped, and had parts of her body removed which confirmed the suspicion that she may have been killed for ritual purposes. The bereaved family has demanded justice for her.
Timothy Odeniyi
On February 1st, 2022, a suspected ritual killer, Timothy Odeniyi, was arrested by men of the Amotekun Corps in Ondo State, Nigeria. The 35-year-old man confessed to newsmen that he was promised N30m if he could produce and deliver human parts to Lagos. He revealed that the human parts were to be delivered to one of his bosses living in Lagos. Timothy confessed that he went to burial grounds to harvest the body parts from corpses buried claiming that he did not murder anyone.
Kehinde Oladimeji and Adejumoke
Nigerian couple Kehinde Oladimeji, 43, and his 35-year-old wife, Adejumoke, were paraded before newsmen at the police command headquarters, Eleweran, Abeokuta. The suspects were arrested in Abeokuta for being in possession of fresh human parts. The couple, who resided on 72, MKO Abiola Way, Leme, Abeokuta, in the Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State, were arrested with human hands and breasts. It was reported that they killed and severed the body of a lady who was Adejumoke’s friend and sold the head to a merchant, identified as Omo Baale, a resident of Ibadan, Oyo State.
Timothy Adegoke
The sad story of this man left many in tears and shock.Timothy Adegoke checked into a hotel in Ile-Ife to write his Post Graduate examinations but he never came out alive as he was murdered overnight and buried some metres away from the hotel. The proprietor of the hotel, Mr Adedoyin is currently standing trial. A lot of people reported contrary to what the police said that some of his body parts were missing and had been used for money ritual.
Ifeanyi Njoku
Lagos State Police Command arrested a man identified as Ifeanyi Njoku for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, and sleeping with her corpse for six days in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State.
According to a witness account, “The boy killed his girlfriend about six days ago, and he confessed that he wanted to use the girl for money rituals. He said he was told that he should have s3x with his girlfriend’s corpse for seven days, but he was caught on the sixth day. Today (Monday) is supposed to make it the seventh day.
Unfortunately, none of these ritual killers are yet to get sentence by the court.
Vondigest believes that if a stiff penalty is meted out to them like death by hanging or firing squad, it will help reduce the spate of ritual killings currently going on in the country.
