Osogbo, Osun State – Victor Fajemirokun, the boyfriend of the late Federal Road Safety Corps officer, Lasisi Funmilayo, and her daughter, Sewa Lasisi, has confessed to luring them to their deaths at the hands of herbalists in Osun State. Fajemirokun, 40, was paraded alongside two suspected ritualists, Gboyega Daramola and Sunday James, at the Osun State Police Command headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday.
According to Fajemirokun, he was persuaded by an Islamic cleric that Funmilayo had used his “glory” through spiritual manipulation and that he needed to bring her for rituals to regain his fortune. He lured Funmilayo and her 13-year-old daughter from Ogun State to Ijebu-Jesa in Osun State under the pretext of spiritual cleansing.
Narrating the events, Fajemirokun told journalists, “I met Gboyega Daramola on TikTok. The agreement with Funmilayo was to meet him for spiritual cleansing. During the consultation, he said Funmilayo was causing misfortune for me and instructed me to bring her. In the bush, they killed her. The daughter went with us. I ran to a mountain in Ikoyi afterward; it was as if I was hypnotised. I never intended for this to happen.”
Investigations revealed that the victims were mutilated, with vital body parts missing. Funmilayo, 39, and her daughter, who had been reported missing on November 2, were found dead at the herbalist’s den in Osun.
One of the herbalists, Sunday James, confirmed the killings, saying, “My boss ordered me to kill them and threatened me. We slit their throats in the bush and cut the woman into pieces.” Daramola, however, claimed Fajemirokun instructed the murder but denied being present during the act.
Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, outlined the investigation, noting that Fajemirokun initially absconded but was later arrested in Ghana and repatriated to Nigeria with Interpol’s assistance. The CP confirmed that further arrests are underway and assured the public that the perpetrators will be prosecuted after the investigation concludes.
The gruesome case has shocked residents and reignited concerns about ritual killings in the region, highlighting the need for public awareness and stricter enforcement against occult-related crimes.
