By Gbenga Sodeinde
A suspected herbalist, Micheal Omolayo today narrowly escaped being lynched by some irate residents of Oke-emesho in Akure, the Ondo State capital after being alleged of packing human hair from a barber shop in the area for ritual purpose.
Mr Omolayo, a septugenarian was said to have received the hair from a woman who had assisted the man to pack the hair of some clients of the barber simply referred to as Desmond.
But luck run against him as he was sighted by some residents who immediately raised alarm.
Heritagenewsng gathered that some of the people attempted to lynch the suspected herbalist but were prevented by others who thereafter went to search the septugenarian’s house.
It was further gathered that some fetish objects were found in the house and this prompted the head of the community, Chief James Abiodun to Order his arrest and be taken to the Deji’s palace along with the fetish objects saying the issue could only be resolved through traditional means.
Heritagenewsng learnt that the woman who was seen handing over the human hair to the suspected herbalist confessed to the allegation at the Deji’s Palace.