A suspected ritualist, Alfa Tunde Olayiwola, who was in police custody in Akure over alleged possession of a human skull slumped and died on Saturday, the police said yesterday.

Police spokesman, Olufunmilayo Odunlami, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), who confirmed the death of the suspect yesterday, denied that he was beaten or tortured to death.

Odunlami said the suspect was behaving strangely on Saturday evening and was rushed to a hospital where he was later confirmed dead.

“Even in the hospital, there was no sign or mark of violence on his body; he was not tortured,” Odunlami said.

Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Oyeyemi Oyediran paraded Olayiwola before reporters on December 23 in Akure alongside eight others arrested for various crimes.

Credit- Nation