A 20-year-old cobbler, Akpoghene Idogo and one Onos Simon have been arrested for killing a pepper seller, Mrs. Patience Komor for ritual purposes.
The suspects are accused of removing some vital organs of the deceased before the body in a shallow grave.
They were said to have been contracted by some yet to be apprehended suspects to kill the woman and harvest her organs.
While Simon was arrested two days after the incident, Idogo who fled the area to avoid arrest was arrested in Kwale where he had gone to seek refuge later.
Delta State Police Command spokesperson, Edafe Bright said:
“Following a tip-off, the Divisional Police Officer, Oleh Police Station, Paul Oboware, on August 6, 2021, led a combined team of policemen and some vigilante group to Kwale town, where Akpoghene Idogo was arrested.
“The suspect has been on the run after the alleged murder of the woman who is a pepper seller alongside his friend who was earlier arrested.
“Effort to arrest other suspects who contracted and paid the suspects N100,000 for the dastardly act is ongoing.”
