Cleric arrested with dismembered body of hairdresser in Oyo

A muslim cleric, Alfa Tiamiyu Abass has been arrested by the police in Oyo state for allegedly dismembering a hairdresser, identified only as Barakat.

The tragedy took place in Oyetoro community, in the Oyo West Local Government Area of the state.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, Adewale Osifeso,said

“On May 15, 2022 around 6.30pm, one Oyerinde Gbadegein reported at the Atiba Divisional Police Headquarters that around 1pm of the same day, a corpse was seen dumped by the side of a stream on Jibola Afonja Street, Oyo town.

On receipt of the complaint, a team of detectives from the Atiba division swung into action and proceeded to the scene. It was discovered that the corpse was that of a lady of about 25 years packed in a sack bag, which was already decomposing with the head, hands, toes and flesh from the thigh cut off from the body. One Alfa Tiamiyu Abass was arrested in connection with the case.

Upon interrogation, the said Alfa Tiamiyu Abass confessed to have killed the deceased, one Barakat, who happened to be his customer. He stated further that he and one Qudus, now at large, perpetrated the act.

A search was conducted in his house and all the parts removed from the deceased’s body were recovered. However, investigation is ongoing to arrest the said Qudus for possible prosecution.”