Still On Ibadan House Of Horror..More Facts Emerge

Ten survivors of Ibadan’s “forest of death”, who were rescued on Saturday, are receiving treatment at the State Hospital, Adeoyo.

The bush, which is littered with decomposed bodies and human parts, is in Soka, Oluyole Local Government of Oyo State.

The area has been cordoned off by security agents.

Yesterday, a crowd of people wielding cutlasses, clubs, shovels, iron rods and other weapons insisted on demolishing abandoned buildings in the bush, where the victims’ captors allegedly harvest human organs and parts. The buildings used to be factories.

The crowd was stopped by the police, who fired tear gas canisters and shot into the air.

Oluyole Local Government Chairman Abass Aleshinloye, who witnessed the evacuation of the victims on Saturday, described the action of their captors as “criminal”.

He said: “I could not stand the gory sight. It was horrible. We arranged for an ambulance to take the survivors to the State Hospital in Adeoyo for treatment. I believe the state government has taken over the matter.”

Ibadan residents have continued to throng the area. Armed policemen are stationed there.

The “forest of death” was discovered on Saturday and the police were invited. It is not clear who discovered it. One account said it was discovered by a commercial motorcyclist who heard the cries of the victims and alerted residents.

Another account is that residents, who were suspicious of the activities going on in the forest, alerted the police.

On searching the bush, over 20 decomposed human bodies were found.

Human parts littered the area.

A hall in one of the abandoned buildings and abandoned vehicles on the site were full of clothes, shoes and jewelry, which might belong to their victims.

Most of the clothes were ladies’ wears.

Residents called for the demolition of the abandoned buildings.

Some of them have formed groups and are combing the surrounding bush to be sure that there are no hide outs around.

A member of the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD) and National

Chairman of a pressure group, the Progressives Movement of

Nigeria, Alhaji Kayode Adekojo told reporters that until the government discourages capital flight from Nigeria, criminally-minded people will continue to carry out bizarre crimes, such as the Soka incident, to satisfy their lust for money.

Afekojo said: “The lust for money makes people carry out ungodly acts, such as the one we are witnessing now. How can human beings do this to their fellow beings, killing them and selling their parts? I urge the Federal Government to stop capital flight. The government should not allow people to keep money abroad. When this is done, people will not be pushed into carrying out dastardly acts like this.”

A resident, Wale Rasheed, urged the government to increase security surveillance in the state, particularly in isolated areas.

The police have arrested six men, including five security men in nearby companies, in connection with the incident.

Three dane guns, three single barrel guns, one bow, 16 arrows, 22 cutlasses, 40 live cartridges, seven table knives, one axe and

2 iron bars were among items recovered from the scene. Police spokesperson Bisi Clet Ilobanefor said the rescued victims included two women and five men.