Tension As Suspected Ritualist Murders Nursing Mother

Palpable fears have gripped residents of Osun Grove Road, Isle Osun Osogbo, as they woke up to the gory corpse of a middle-aged woman in the pool of her blood.

It was gathered that the deceased was a homeless nursing mother who had been abandoned by her husband years back.

Identified as Khadijat, the slain woman was said to have been killed by suspected ritualists on the road that leads to Osun Grove at midnight.

According to a resident of the area, Dara, who spoke with our correspondent, the deceased had been wandering with her baby since she was abandoned by her husband, adding that the neglect she suffered made her become destitute.

He noted that the ritualist must have taken advantage of Kadijat’s vulnerability to perpetrate the heinous crime.

“Khadijat is well known by residents of Isale Osun for her characteristic begging for food and money from passersby with her baby. I think some ritualists would have taken advantage of her vulnerability and loneliness.

“I saw neighbours gathered, and when I peeped, I saw Khajidat whose head had been cut off, and after we searched around, we discovered that her baby had been taken away, possibly by those who killed her.

“The police were later informed of the incident and her remains evacuated”, he said.