Some yet-to-be identified ritualists have reportedly cut off a 94-year-old woman’s head in her house at Ikun-Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The body of the old woman, Mrs Ayodele Asaolu, was found in her house last Saturday evening without her head.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Ekiti, ASP Sunday Abutu, confirmed the incident, saying that officers of the Command had begun investigating the incident. The PPRO said the case was reported by one of the children of the deceased who was contacted by neigbours after the body was found in the house. The woman was living alone in the house where the incident occurred.
Some indigenes and residents of the community who spoke on anonymity said they suspected some ritualists to have killed the old woman. They added that the ritualists must have observed that the woman was living alone in her house before they killed her for alleged money ritual.
“We were not aware of any movement around her house. She stays alone in her house and we believe it is the ritualists that killed and cut off her head for money rituals. We are appealing to the police to assist us to arrest them because if such an ugly incident can happen in our community, nobody is safe,” the residents said.
