A ritualist den in Ibadan has allegedly been discovered in Benjamin, a popular area in Eleyele, a major suburb in the Oyo state capital.
According to a report by Daily Post, female under wears and other shanties, which looked like charms, littered the tunnel area, fueling suspicion that nefarious activities were going on in the area before the discovery.
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Reports have it that unidentified security personnel had come to raid the tunnel and allegedly caught one man with human parts.
There were human footprints to indicate human activities in the tunnel which lie under the main road.
The tunnel led to an abandoned filing station on the road, where other items, including brassieres were spotted.
A source in the area told newsmen that policemen were at the scene to arrest the suspected ritualists.
He said
“I have been plying this route; you can never believe something like this was here. People have been gathering here since morning. They found people there with human parts. The police came and found people inside the hole.
“They took the suspects away. One of them was looking like a mad man, but he was just disguising so that he can do his evil acts without suspicion.
But, the acting spokesman of the state police command, Mr. Akeem Adeyemo said, it was not a ritualists’ den.
He informed journalists that he made calls to the divisional police close to the area to authenticate the claim but found out it was not true.
Adeyemo said,
“Some mad people were seen around the area by passersby who suspected they could be ritualists. They pounced on them and started beating them when the police was alerted.
“On investigation, it was discovered that they were mere destitute. They (destitute) were later arrested. It is just a false alarm, which should be discountenanced”.
Recall that last month, a pastor was caught with multiple female underwears iniside his church which was said to be used for alleged ritual purposes
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