Two human heads found in FESTAC duplex –Police

The Lagos State police command said yesterday that contrary to reports, two human heads were found in the FESTAC residence of the Ajayi family last Thursday. Two brothers, Toye and Omotola Ajayi, now detained, were arrested for the alleged murder of their younger sibling, 39-year-old Akinbiyi Ajayi.

Shedding more light on what can be described as Lagos horror, the command’s spokesperson, Conchita Ngozi Braide, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), told Daily Sun at her Oduduwa, Ikeja office that one of the heads was fresh. Braide said that the stench from the Ajayis’ duplex forced neighbours to invite the police. The residents, she noted, said they could not stand the odour.

Braide said apart from the human heads, a deceased whose head, hands, half legs, and private parts were chopped off, were also recovered from the house. Omotola and Toye Ajayi were nabbed by  policemen attached to Area ‘E’ FESTAC Command and the FESTAC Division. According to her, their neighbours could no longer tolerate the stench from the Ajayis’ duplex. The police spokesperson said flies were perching at a particular spot where policemen later found out was the room the suspects allegedly kept the human parts.

She said the residents complained that they could not get fresh air or eat in their homes because of the odour. She said they reported the matter to the police, while detectives from FESTAC Division followed the complainants to the scene.  As they approached the building, Omotola was coming out of it.

She said Omotola was holding a polythene bag. The detectives arrested him. As they were moving towards the station, the policemen perceived an offensive odour around them. One of them ordered Omotola to open the polythene bag in his possession. When he did, they were astonished to see human parts, including private parts of a man.

Braide said more policemen were drafted to the building by Area ‘E’ Commander, Mr. Damian Okoro, while Assistant Commissioner of Police. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) FESTAC, Mr. Mohammed Mu’Azu, a Chief Superintendent, led another team to the scene where they arrested Toye and Omotola.

Among the things recovered were the dismembered body, two heads, private parts, white pot filled with blood, male and female dummies, charms, amulets, three power generating sets, among others.   The Police spokesperson advised Lagosians to report their neighbours to the police when they perceive an offensive odour emanating from a house.

She also advised Lagosians to avoid black spots, especially in the night. Braide said policemen attached to the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigative Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, are investigating the matter, adding that the case would be charged to court after thorough investigation.