Ogun State Police Parades 77-Year-old Pastor With Human Body

Ogun State police command has on Wednesday August 16, 2017 arrested Samuel Babatunde, a 77-year-old acclaimed pastor and two other persons connected to discovery of human body parts buried in the church.

The founder of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Itedo Isinmi Ayo Parish in Iyana-Iyesi area of Ota in Ogun State was paraded alongside other suspects after a suspected serial kidnapper, Jeremiah Adeola made the revelation about the church.

 According to the state police commissioner, Ahmed Iliysu, the suspected kidnapper, Adeola confessed that the Pastor receives kidnapped victims from him.

The Commissioner also added that Haruna Afolabi, a herbalist was also arrested in connection to the crime. Haruna is said to be the one who buried human parts at the entrance of the church.

Iliyasu said: “On the strength of the intelligence, detectives from Ota Area Command were detailed to effect the arrest of the suspect.

“At about 10.20am of the date, their efforts paid off when the said Jeremiah Adeola was arrested.

“On interrogation, Adeola confessed being a serial kidnapper and mentioned a prophet of a white garment church as the receiver of the kidnapped children.

“Upon interrogation, Adeola was taken to the house/church of the said prophet at Iyana-Iyesi Ota, where one Prophet Samuel Babatunde, 77 years, the pastor in charge of the church and one Haruna Afolabi, 42 years, a traditional worshiper, were arrested.

“The floor of the church was dug as described by the first suspect and parts suspected strongly to be human parts were dug out.”

The commissioner said the police command would conduct forensic investigation into the case.

However, Mr. Babatunde has denied ever having dealings with Adeola, accsuing him of being mentally unstable.

He also claimed the pastor pays him 50, 000 naira for each victim he brings.