Muslim clerics arrested for beheading neighbour in Ibadan

Three Muslim clerics have reportedly been been arrested in Oyo State for allegedly beheading a surveyor in the Moniya area of Ibadan, the state capital. 

Reports said one of the clerics is a landlord in the Alapata area of Ido local government  and his house is said to be located a few blocks away from the surveyor’s office.

According to a source, the deceased was a popular surveyor in Moniya area, adding that he was baited with a business opportunity and lured by one of the clerics to a bush where he was killed.

The clerics were said to have been arrested in the Sango area of Ibadan north LGA on Thursday.

According to reports, the case has been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department in Iyaganku area of the capital city for further investigation.

According to TheCable, Adewale Osifeso, the Oyo police public relations officer, did not answer calls or respond to a text message sent to him on the matter.

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