The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Osun State Police command, Mrs Yemisi Opalola, told newsmen that a suspect identified as Rauf was arrested in connection with the alleged exhuming of the Corpse and the sale of house around Dada Estate, Osogbo.
Mrs Opalola who explained that the matter was being handled by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), added that the suspect had been granted bail while Investigation into the matter is ongoing.
The sold property, located around Dada Estate area of Osogbo, Osun State capital had generated issues amongst the children of the deceased.
The other children of Late Azeez Rauf accused their sibling, Rauf Mutiu Okunola, also known as Tato of selling their late parents’ property and exhuming their corpses without the consent of the remaining children.
The dispute was said to have begun when Mrs Adedoyin Rukayat, one of the surviving children, discovered that the family property had been sold.
Apart from selling the house, Mrs Rukayat, who spoke to journalists, also alleged that her brother exhumed the remains of their parents without consulting other children.
Disturbed by these actions, Rukayat reported the case to Dada Estate Police Station in Osogbo, which led to the arrest of Mutiu on December 31, 2024
Policemen, who stormed the premises to arrest the suspect stopped further exhumation of their mother’s remains after the corpse of Late Azeez Rauf had already been dugged out from the grave.
