3 nabbed after exhuming deceased relative’s copse for sale
It was the end of the road for three friends who exhumed the skull of the uncle to one of them for money ritual in Adamai village, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, as they are now in the police net.
The corpse was that of one Danso Dinde, who died in a mysterious manner and was buried about three years ago.
Dinde’s remains were buried in front of his family house in Adamai village. The nephew of the deceased, Jimoh Adinde who was caught along with others, by the Ogun State Police confessed to have, collaborated with others to carry out the criminal act.
Adinde, a father of two the revealed that the trio had carried out the heinous act about 1.00 am and had intended to dispose the skull at the price of 30,000. However, nemesis caught up with the successful digging and removal of the skull from the grave, they forgot a cutlass which they had used by the grave side.
The curiousity of a son of the deceased who wondered why his late father’s grave suddenly became untidy led to the discovery of a cutlass which was allegedly traced to Jimoh Jimoh, 25, said he regretted his action which had already been condemned by the larger family and lamented that he would had continued as a commercial motorcyclist in Ajah area of Lagos State but for bad influence and companionship.
His words: “We were friends. The skull was that of my father’s elder brother who died and was buried in front of our family house about three years ago.
We went to dig the grave at 1.00am on Saturday and forgot the cutlass inside it. The cutlass was later traced to us.
“We intended selling the head for N30, 000. My brother, Taye, told other members of the family that I was the owner of the cutlass after which I and the other two were arrested by the police. A fragment of the skull was retrieved from us,” Adende regretted.
DAILY SUN Friday, October 8, 2010
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By MOSHOOD ADEBAYO, Abeokuta
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