The remains of a 22-year old woman named Shakirat was found behind her mother’s shop at Oke-Oore, Iwo, Osun state. It is suspected she was killed by ritualists.
According to the source, Shakirat went missing on Wednesday, March 9 leaving her family in agony.
“She was last seen Wednesday afternoon and her family members became worried when she did not return in the evening,” the source said.
“Her corpse was found behind her mother’s shop very early on Thursday. Some police operatives later came and took the body away. We later learnt that they took her to the morgue in Iwo General Hospital,” the source added.
Spokesperson of the Osun police State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, who confirmed the development said police had commenced investigation into the incident,
Opalola added that the command wanted an autopsy to be carried out on the corpse, but “the family insisted on burying her and we have released the corpse to the family.”
