The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital.


According to Odutola, the arrest followed a routine stop-and-search operation conducted by operatives of 71 PMF Awa Ijebu along the Ijebu Ode/Ibadan Expressway, near Refugees Camp Junction, Oru Ijebu, at about 2:00 p.m. on August 11, 2025.


“During the exercise, officers intercepted one Kadir Owolabi, male, who was riding a motorcycle. A search of his luggage led to the shocking discovery of three human skulls,” she said


She added that a follow-up investigation resulted in the arrest of another suspect, Jamiu Yisa, 53, at a location behind the Ijebu Ode Local Government Secretariat.


The Commissioner of Police, Lanre Ogunlowo, has ordered the State Criminal Investigation Department, CID, to take over the matter for thorough investigation.