A herbalist arrested by the police for killing his friend in Oba-Oke, Osun State, has confessed that he committed the act in a bid to get human parts for money rituals.

The suspect, Ganiyu Kehinde, was arrested alongside other suspects across the state for various crimes and paraded at the Osun Police Command’s headquarters in Osogbo on Friday.

Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, said it was reported at Oke-Odo Division in Osogbo that a Ghanaian identified as Emmanuel Collins, was killed by a yet-to-be-identified individual.

Opalola said; “Police detectives swung into action, and through intelligence led to an investigation, one Kehinde Ganiyu ‘m’ intimate friend to the deceased was arrested. He confessed to the commission of the heinous crime and stated that, on 9th July 2024, at about 9:00 pm, he went to the deceased’s residence with a knife, where he met him sleeping because he was sick.

“That he slaughtered the deceased with the kitchen knife and removed his throat. He added further that he dried the throat for three days before he took it to a bush called Igbo Imese Aiwosi Area, located at Oba-Oke village, where he burnt it in a clay pot with some ritual materials and later mixed the burnt powder with soap for money ritual (OSOLE).

“He confessed to having singlehandedly carried out the operation. The investigation is still ongoing, and the suspect will be charged to court after the investigation accordingly.”

Meanwhile, the arrested suspect while being interviewed by journalists said he is a herbalist. He, however, claimed to have been pushed by the devil to kill his 35-year-old friend after which he used the throat for money ritual soap.

He said; “I am a herbalist. The deceased was my friend. I could not tell what came over me. I met him sick, and I attacked him and killed him for a money ritual. The devil pushed me to kill my friend for a money ritual. After killing him, I removed his throat and used it to prepare a soap for money ritual, which I had. I have done similar soap for four Yahoo boys before. Devil pushed me to do it.”