Herbalist, Brother Arrested for Killing Client, Motorcyclist, “Hiding Inside Refrigerator”
- Police operatives have arrested an herbalist and his brother for killing a client and a motorcyclist in Delta state
- The unfortunate incident occurred in Owa-Alidima, Ika North East Local Government Area of the state
- The state Police public relations officer, SP Bright Edafe, shared more details about the tragic incident
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Delta state - 20-year-old herbalist, Amechi Okwuokenye, and his 26-year-old brother, Smart Okwuokenye, have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and killing two men in Owa-Alidima, Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta state.
The state Police spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, said the tragic incident began on September 30, 2025, when one of the victims, 22-year-old Friday Liberty, visited the herbalist but never returned home.
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Edafe said the victims’ bodies had been recovered and deposited in the mortuary for autopsy.
As reported by The Punch, Edefe made this known in a statement issued on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
He described the unfortunate incident as “a case of the hunter becoming the hunted.”
The police spokesperson said the victim’s girlfriend told his family that he had gone to see a certain herbalist after he was declared missing.
Edafe said police detectives launched an intelligence-led investigation and identified the herbalist as the last person to have had contact with the missing victim.
“Surveillance was laid around his shrine at Owa-Alidima in Ika North East LGA, for days, until he was arrested on 23rd October 2025, in his shrine while hiding inside a refrigerator.”
The herbalist confessed that he and his brother kidnapped both Liberty and a motorcycle rider, Isioma Ugbeje, who carried him to the shrine.
“They further stated that Friday Liberty has been his long-time customer who frequently visits him to hypnotise clients so they could give him money easily (in his words, ‘to tie clients’).
“The herbalist said his elder brother approached him that he needed money and advised him to lure any of his clients so they could kidnap him and ask for ransom, and the unlucky person they could lure was Liberty Friday.”
Herbalist kills friend to make ritual soap
Recall that 50-year-old herbalist, Kehinde Ganiyu, was arrested for killing his sick Ghanaian friend, Emmanuel Collins, for ritual purposes.
The state police public relations officer, Yemisi Opalola, said the tragic incident occurred at Oba-Oke in the Olorunda local government area of Osun state.
The herbalist said he attended his friend's burial, but suspicion and investigation by the police led to his arrest.
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Read more stories about herbalist killings:
- Trainee Herbalist Arrested for Allegedly Killing Infant Son in Abeokuta
- Herbalist Arrested After 11-Year-Old Dies During Treatment in Adamawa
- Former Herbalist Turned Pastor Arrested For Allegedly Killing Wife In Ekiti
Herbalist confesses to killing a woman for money ritual
In a similar story, Legit.ng reported that a traditionalist, Onifade Oyekanmi, was arrested alongside three of his friends for killing a Fulani woman for a money ritual.
Onifade confessed that he and his friends strangled the victim to death at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo state.
He disclosed that he invited the victim, who lived in Apomu, Osun state, to come to his house in Ibadan.
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