A family in the Iwo town of Osun State has been left in mourning after yet be identified persons killed their daughter, Shakirat.
Reports made available to newsmen revealed that parts of the lady’s body have been harvested by the suspected ritualists.
The assailants suspected to be ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ boys (internet fraudsters) had dumped Shakirat’s remains behind her mummy’s shop at Oke-Oore, TrackNews learnt.
A resident of the community who identified himself as Adeola had told Daily Post that the body of the 22-year-old lady was discovered around 8 am, suspecting that she was killed by Yahoo boys.
The operatives of the Nigeria Police Force are said to have visited the scene and conveyed the mutilated body to General Hospital Iwo.
Police spokesperson Yemisi Opalola confirmed the incident, saying investigation had begun, TrackNews reports.
“We wanted to carry out an autopsy on her but the family insisted that we release her body to them,” Opalola said.
In another news, a newly married man, identified as Martins Honest Garando, has been beheaded by suspected cultists in Sagbama town, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The 30-year-old was murdered during a fight for supremacy between two cult groups.
The deceased got married to his wife, Belepeigha Gloria Oyins last year July.
His wife who was pregnant during the ceremony later gave birth to a baby boy.
According to Nigerian Tribune, the suspects sneaked into the deceased area at 1:30 am, invaded his home, drag him out severed his head and took it away with them.
The assailants hung the severed head on an electric pole for the indigenes of the community to see.
Confirming the incident, the Spokesman of the State Police Command, SP Asinim Butswat, said police operatives have already evacuated the corpse to St. Luke Mortuary in Sagbama, while an investigation was ongoing, TrackNews reports.
