Suspected Ritualists Kill 70-Year-Old Woman In Ondo Community

There was a commotion in Ogbagi, Akoko Northwest Local Government Area of Ondo State on Monday morning when the body of a 70-year-old woman, Sidikat Jimoh, of Ayetoro Street was found.

Sources said her assailants had removed vital parts of her body and attempted to set her remains ablaze.

Mrs. Jimoh’s neighbours described her as “a devout Muslim, who went to the weekly Asalatu prayers on Monday at Ansar-ud deen (AUD) Society of Nigeria Central Mosque with enthusiasm not knowing that she would be killed by undesirable elements in the night”.

Efforts to speak with the Owa of Ogbagi, Oba Ade Olasehinde, proved abortive.

The Police Area Commander for Ikare, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Razak Rauf, and the Divisional Police officer (DPO) for Ogbagi, Kunle Fabuluje, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), confirmed the incident.

They added that investigation had commenced and the body has been deposited at the State Specialist Hospital Mortuary, Ikare-Akoko.