The Osun State Police Command has uncovered the bodies of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer Lasisi Funmilayo and her young daughter, Sewa, in what investigators describe as one of the year’s most horrifying ritual-style murders.
The victims, previously declared missing in Ogun State, were located in a forested area near Ijebu-Ijesa after a chain of arrests led detectives to the ritual den.
Funmilayo, 39, and her daughter were lured from their Abeokuta residence by her lover, Victor Fajemirokun, who confessed he handed them over to herbalists after an Islamic cleric told him the officer had “used his glory” and was allegedly blocking his success.
“We killed her in the bush… I was hypnotised,” the suspect said
Fajemirokun, paraded by the police after being extradited from Ghana, admitted he invited Funmilayo to Osun after a TikTok-based herbalist, Gboyega Daramola, claimed she was spiritually responsible for his misfortunes.
He said the herbalist instructed that Funmilayo undergo “ritual cleansing” and ordered associates to take her into the forest.
“We went there with her and her daughter.
In the bush, we killed them.
I didn’t know they would cut her into pieces,”
he confessed.
Police say both victims’ bodies were mutilated, with the mother’s head, breasts, hands and private parts missing — consistent with ritual harvesting.
“I was ordered to slaughter them,” says second suspect
The second arrested suspect, Sunday James, confessed he slit their throats on the herbalist’s instruction.
“My boss told me Victor wanted them dead.
We took them into the bush and slaughtered them.”
Two other suspects, Kehinde and Idowu, are still at large.
Police Findings: A planned ritual killing
Osun Police Commissioner Ibrahim Gotan said investigations conclusively show Funmilayo and her daughter were murdered for ritual purposes.
Detectives recovered the mother’s remains at Esa-Odo Dam and found the child’s body in a separate forest location.
“Vital parts were removed.
This is a clear case of ritual murder,”
the CP said.
The officer and her daughter were last seen alive on November 2 after leaving their home in Ogun State.
Timeline of the Crime
- Nov 2: Funmilayo and daughter leave Abeokuta.
- Nov 3–10: Both declared missing.
- Nov 16: Herbalist Daramola arrested.
- Nov 17: Police recover Funmilayo’s mutilated body.
- Nov 20: Suspect James arrested; child’s body recovered.
- Later: Mastermind Victor arrested via Interpol in Ghana.
A nation shaken — outrage grows
The murder has triggered nationwide shock, with civil society groups renewing calls for tougher enforcement against ritual crimes, and for regulation of social-media-based spiritual practitioners.
Observers note a rising pattern of intimate partners orchestrating ritual killings.
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Police vow prosecution
The CP says all suspects will face charges including:
- Conspiracy to murder
- Ritual killing
- Mutilation and unlawful disposal of bodies
Efforts to arrest the remaining suspects are ongoing.
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