About 20 bodies of people believed to have been killed for ritual purposes were discovered, yesterday, in Soka, Oluyole local government area of Oyo State.
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Also, 18 men and five women, believed to have been bewitched and bound with fetters in a dungeon, were found and rescued.
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One of the rescued victims believed to have been bewitched and bound with fetters in a dungeon, in Soka, Oluyole local government area of Oyo State.
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The rescued victims looked emaciated. One of the women was said to have been delivered of a baby who was sold to a waiting buyer among those who always thronged the secluded area at night to buy human parts.
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Some of the captives were too weak to tell their stories.
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It was gathered that some Fulani cattle rearers grazed their cattle in the bush around the area.
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A suspect identified as Akeem Isiaka (38). was arrested in connection with the incident and taken to Sanyo Police Station.
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Containers and wells containing human parts including skulls were also discovered in the bush.
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A woman, Titi Adeniyi, who managed to speak, said she had been held captive for more than two years.Another captive, Tunji Alabi, who said he was a bus conductor before he became a victim of the ritualists, could not say much.
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Oyo State Police Command PRO, SP Olabisi Clet-Ilobanafor, said some arrests had been made over the discoveries.
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