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Court Convicts Three Boys for Rituals Killing in Ogun

KUGBA AREA, ABEOKUTA SOUTH, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA, JUL 12 – Three teenagers received death and life sentences for the ritual murder of 16-year-old Sofia Okeowo, with viral videos aiding community guards in their arrest, court ruled.

The Ogun State Government, through the Ministry of Justice, on Friday secured the conviction of three ritual killers in the Kugba area of Abeokuta South Local Government. The trio, identified as Mustakeem Balogun, Soliudeen Majekodunmi, and Lukmon Abdulgafar, were apprehended for the gruesome murder of 16-year-old Sofia Okeowo on January 28, 2022. DAILY POST reports that Sofia had gone to visit her boyfriend, Mustakeem, who had sexual intercours…

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Daily Post Nigeria broke the news in Nigeria on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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