Cleric Told Me She Used My ‘Glory’ — Why We Killed Ogun FRSC Officer and Her Daughter, Suspect and Herbalists Confess

The shocking disappearance of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer Funmilayo Lasisi and her young daughter Sewa Lasisi has taken a darker turn as police investigations reveal harrowing details: the victims were lured to their death by the officer’s own boyfriend, in collusion with two herbalists — all driven by claims of spiritual manipulation, ritual and desperation.

The boyfriend, Victor Fajemirokun, a 40-year-old Osogbo-based grilled fish seller, was paraded alongside two suspected traditional healers, Gboyega Daramola (also known as “Aberefa”) and Sunday James, at the headquarters of the Osun State Police Command. According to his confession, he tricked Funmilayo into travelling with him from Ogun State to Ijebu-Ijesa in Osun State after a Muslim cleric allegedly told him that “as long as she was alive, I would not be successful” because she had “used his glory” — a euphemism for spiritual manipulation that was supposedly thwarting his destiny.

Victimisation masked as spiritual cleansing

Fajemirokun said he and Funmilayo agreed to visit Daramola for a “spiritual cleansing.” He admitted that he met Daramola via TikTok, and that the plan was presented to Funmilayo as a harmless ritual to lift ill-luck. When Daramola performed a spiritual consultation, he concluded that Funmilayo was responsible for Fajemirokun’s misfortunes, instructing that she must come along for cleansing — a proposition she accepted.

They travelled together to the herbalist’s den. There, under the guise of ritual proceedings, Daramola allegedly ordered his apprentices to take Funmilayo and her daughter into the bush. It was in that bush that they were slaughtered. According to one of the killers, Sunday James, they slit their throats and dismembered the officer’s body. Then followed a gruesome organ-harvesting operation. Her head, breasts, hands, private parts and other vital parts were removed. The child’s body was also mutilated — head, hands and feet missing.

Attempted escape and eventual arrest

After the killing, Fajemirokun fled — first to a mountain hideout in Ikoyi-Osun, then to Ibadan, and finally across the border to Ghana. But thanks to prompt and coordinated action by the police — supported by intelligence sharing with international agencies — he was arrested in Ghana and repatriated to Nigeria. The two herbalists and one apprentice remain in custody, and further investigation is ongoing to bring all involved to justice.

Shocking discovery and national outcry

The mutilated remains of Funmilayo were recovered from a river near Iwoye-Ijesa on 17 November after the herbalist led detectives to the dump site. Her daughter’s body was later retrieved from a bush. The recovered remains were deposited at the morgue of UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital for autopsy. The remains lacked several parts, fueling fears the murder was ritualistic.

The horror of the killings has sent ripples across the nation. The fact that a law enforcement officer — whose duty was to protect lives — and her child could be so betrayed by someone close and sacrificed under the guise of spiritual cleansing has ignited outrage, fear, and calls for urgent action against ritual killings and unlicensed traditional practices in Nigeria.

A damning portrait of manipulation and betrayal

The confession by the suspects paints a disturbing picture of how someone’s vulnerabilities — spiritual, emotional or socioeconomic — can be exploited. A relationship supposedly built on trust was twisted into a trap. The invocation of spiritual beliefs, superstition and desperation for success became a justification for murder. In the words of the suspect, he “never really wanted to do that” — but felt “hypnotised” after the ritual consultation.

Authorities have pledged to press charges and ensure all perpetrators face justice. The case underscores the broader issue of how unregulated traditional healers and clerics continue to pose dangerous threats to vulnerable individuals — and how spiritual beliefs, when misused, can cloak horrific crimes.

For now, the remains of Funmilayo and her daughter lie in the morgue, and their surviving family — friends and colleagues — wait with heavy hearts for closure. But Nigerians have been jolted awake: the gruesome killing of a mother and her child, lured by love and betrayed by trust, must not be forgotten.