Police nab native doctor caught with fresh human corpse in Ogun.

Police nab native doctor caught with fresh human corpse in Ogun.

Olaitan Ogundele, Lagos

The Police Command in Ogun State has arrested a native doctor, Babatunde Kolawole, allegedly found with a fresh male human corpse and handed him over to its personnel at Ado/Odo-Ota area of the state.

This was disclosed in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Omolola Odutola  on Sunday in Ota, Ogun.

According to Odutola, the suspect was apprehended by the Amotekun corps and it was reported to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Sango-Ota.

She added that the report was received by CSP Saleh Dahiru and took the suspect, Kolawole, into custody. 

“Preliminary investigations have commenced into the incident. Although the suspect did not deny the incident, he claims to be a native doctor who was attempting to revive the deceased. 

“However, it remains unclear how the suspect obtained the fresh corpse during the late hours of the night,” she noted. 

The PPRO said that so far, no one had come forward to claim the body, and the suspect had not revealed any information about the origin of the corpse, to enable police to gather more information and solve the case.

She also said the corpse had been transported to the Ifo General Hospital for an autopsy. Odutola enjoined members of the community to provide any useful information related to the incident to the police.

She added that the community members could assist the police in their investigation by helping to shed more light on the disturbing occurrence.