Crime
Ondo Police Arrest Suspected ‘Yahoo Boy’ With Human Parts, Fetish Items
He claimed it was given to him by a native doctor in Osun state to enhance his business
Ondo State Police anti-crime unit has arrested one Franklin Akinyosuyi, a 26-year-old, suspected of internet fraud, alias ‘Yahoo boy’ with human parts and fetish items in Ondo town, the headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of the state.
The suspect was apprehended after the children in the compound where he resides noticed the black polyethene bag containing the human part and alerted the landlord of the compound who alerted the police from Funmbi Fagun police station.
The suspect was immediately arrested and a search carried out in his room led to the discovery of several human parts, blood, fetish items, and charms.
The spokesperson of the state police command, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, confirmed the arrest, said the suspect, who claims he runs a boutique, is currently undergoing interrogation while in police custody.
“His landlord challenged him for keeping a bag in a corner of the compound, and the landlord became suspicious and asked the young man to open the bag. When he did, a human skull was found in the bag.
“After he was arrested, he claimed it was given to him by a native doctor in Osun state to enhance his business but the investigation is ongoing and the suspect is in custody,” she said