The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two men over the recovery of two  human hands allegedly intended for money-making rituals along Bakase Road, Alapa, Asa local government area of the state.

The suspects, identified as Kamalden Lukmon and AbdulGaniyu Ibrahim, were arrested on October 8, during a police stop and search operations  prompted an investigation into the origin and the circumstances surrounding their possessions 

The  State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, who made this known during a press briefing in Ilorin, on Tuesday night, said preliminary interrogation revealed that the suspects allegedly intended to use the body parts for money-making rituals.

According to him, “the suspects alleged that a vigilante member, identified as Abdulrauf Apata, handed the body parts to them, adding that investigations were ongoing to establish the facts and determine the level of involvement of the other individuals in the incident” 

“The two suspects are currently in our custody at the Violent Crimes Response Unit (VCRU), while investigations continue to establish the identity of the possible victims, and to determine the circumstances surrounding the death and bring those found culpable to justice,” he said.

Similarly, the Command also arrested three suspects over alleged exhumation of graves and removal of human heads at a cemetery in Omupo,in lfelodun local government area of the State.

Ojo said the incident came to light in May 2026 when members of the community visited the cemetery to bury a deceased person and discovered that some graves had been dug up, with the heads of the deceased  buried there missing.

He said police investigations led to the arrest of Abu Jimoh and Ayo Jimoh on October 8, while they were digging graves within the cemetery as the suspects confessed to the crime and named a herbalist, Mukaila Bello, as the alleged buyer of the human heads.

Other arrests, the Commissioner said, includes one Abubakar Usman, also known as Jaye, a wanted suspect arrested at Jebba Cattle Market on October 11 over alleged involvement in kidnapping incidents in Oke-Ode and Oro-Ago, as well as the killing of members of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria in Oke-Ode, Ifelodun Local Government Area.

Ojo said the suspect was accused of threatening to kidnap a prominent member of a cattle-rearing association and demanding N10 million, adding that the suspect had reportedly confessed to his involvement in the crimes under investigation and was assisting the police with informations to identify other suspected accomplices.

In another development, the police arrested Ahamdu Dahiru, a suspected kidnapper allegedly linked to a wanted kidnapping kingpin known as Aro, at Kannbi in Moro Local Government Area on October 10.

According to the Commissioner, Dahiru  confessed to leading four kidnapping operations in Eruku, Oke-Ode, Idofin and Babanla, where substantial sums of money were reportedly collected.while the suspect  led police the  and members of the vigilante group to a forest between Bani and Kaiama, where four AK-47 rifles allegedly used in the operations had been buried.

On getting to the location,  the weapons were no longer there, as the suspect said his accomplices had moved them to an unknown destination.while bag containing hard drugs, chains and a padlock believed to have been used to restrain hostages was recovered at the location, the police said.

The Commissioner further said that the command has also arrested one Umaru Ahmadu, who was linked to a kidnapping syndicate responsible for abducting two persons from a Fulani settlement in Okeya. the suspect admitted belonging to the gang and provided information about other alleged members, including one who was  keeping a pump-action rifle for the group.

Ojo urged residents to provide timely and credible informations to security agencies, stressing that public cooperation remained critical to preventing crime and bringing suspected offenders to justice.

The Commissioner reaffirmed the command’s commitment to intelligence-led policing, professional investigations and the protection of lives and property.