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 operation that prompted an investigation into the origin and circumstances surrounding their possession of the items.

The State Commissioner of Police, Adekimi Ojo, made this known during a press briefing in Ilorin on Tuesday night, stating that preliminary interrogation revealed 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 are ongoing to establish the facts and determine the level of involvement of such 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, determine the circumstances surrounding the death, and bring those found culpable to justice,” he said.

In a similar development, the command also arrested three suspects over the alleged exhumation of graves and removal of human heads at a cemetery in Omupo, Ifelodun 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.

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, include one Abubakar Usman, also known as Jaye, a wanted suspect arrested at the Jebba Cattle Market on October 11 over his 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.

He added that the suspect had reportedly confessed to his involvement in the crimes under investigation and was assisting the police with information to identify other suspected accomplices.

In another development, the police arrested Ahammadu 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.

The suspect led the police 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 claimed his accomplices had moved them to an unknown destination.

However, a 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 stated 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 information 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.