How Islamic Cleric, Two Other Ritual Killers Were Nabbed With Human Parts In Ibadan

The police in Oyo State have apprehended three men for allegedly murdering a man and dismembering his body in Ibadan, the state capital. The victim’s identity is still unknown.

The suspects are Taofeeq Kabelohun, Rahmon Muibi, also known as Alubarika, and another man whose name has not been disclosed. They reportedly lured the man to a place near Moniya in Akinyele Local Government Area and killed him.

The police arrested them on Thursday after noticing blood dripping from the trunk of their car. A video that went viral on Friday showed the suspects at the State Criminal Investigation Department in Iyaganku Ibadan, displaying the head and other parts of the man they killed.

According to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, Kabelohun was the Mufasir (Deputy Imam) of Orisun Awotan Central Mosque in Awotan, Ido Local Government Area, Ibadan, until his arrest. He and Muibi had been involved in similar crimes before at Peace Estate and Adaba community along the Apete-Akufo road.

“They have been caught more than twice doing this same thing, and they live among us, one at Peace Estate and the other at Adaba,” one source said.

Another source said the duo were once caught trying to exhume body parts from a grave in Ibadan. “They were caught while digging up a corpse from a grave in Ibadan.”

Another source said the man they killed came from Sango Otta in Ogun State.

Mosque Sacks Kabelohun As Mufasir Over Murder Case

In a related development, the Orisun Awotan Central Mosque has sacked Kabelohun as the Mufasir of the mosque. A source within the mosque confirmed this on Sunday.

The source said the decision was taken at a meeting held in the mosque on Friday, which had the Chief Imam of the mosque, Alhaji Taiwo Huzain; the Chairman of Orisun, Adaba, Akowo and Environs Muslim Community, Barrister Akib Akintola; and other stakeholders of the mosque in attendance.

The mosque issued a communique on Sunday, which stated that Kabelohun was removed as the Mufasir of the mosque and no longer a member of the mosque due to his gross misconduct and his involvement in the alleged murder case.

The communique also stated that Mallam Abdulhakeem Abdulrasheed was appointed as the new Mufasir of the mosque with immediate effect after Friday’s Jumat service.

The communique further stated that a new committee would be inaugurated to look into the affairs of the mosque. It prayed that Allah (SWT) would rectify their affairs. Ma-Aslam.

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