A 58-year-old traditional bone setter, Olayinka Adesoji, on Thursday appeared before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, for allegedly burying the corpse of his patient.
The police charged Adesoji, who lives in Agbongbon area, Iyana Olunloyo, Ibadan, with one count of manhandling a corpse.
The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Opeyemi Olagunju, said Adesoji, on June 19, at about 3pm at Iyana Olunloyo, Agbongbon, Ibadan, buried one Bunmi, (surname unknown) in his apartment.
Olagunju said, “on May 30, at about 4 pm, one Bunmi was alleged to have been taken to the home of one Adesoji, a traditional orthopaedic doctor for treatment of a broken hand.
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“Adesoji charged N30,000 for the service, and the patient was left there in his house after payment of the money.
“On June 18, Bunmi was reported to have fainted and subsequently died in the early hours of June 19.
“The…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
