Sir: The Advocacy for Alleged Witches (AfAW) urges the Lagos State government and the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Lagos to ensure that justice prevails in the case of Ms. Adijat Pereira, who was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend, Omotolani Sunday Taiwo, aka Dayan, in February. Family sources say there have been attempts by the police to cover up the case. The Advocacy for Alleged Witches is outraged by this development.
As noted in a petition to the Lagos Commissioner of Police, dated March 19, 2025, Adijat’s mother spoke with her for the last time on February 26, and on February 27, Adijat could not be reached. Later in the day, her mother was called to an apartment where the lifeless body of her daughter was lying in a pool of blood. Some clay pots, a calabash with blood, and other ritual items were also discovered in the room. Her so-called boyfriend had disappeared and remains at large.
Adijat’s family reported the case to the Meiran Divisional Police Office. Family sources told AfAW that the father of the suspect came to the police station and tried to get the police to abandon the investigation. The police tried to intimidate and force the mother of Adijat to discontinue the case.
This development made Adijat’s mother petition the CP. The matter was transferred to the state criminal investigation department at Panti, Yaba. Based on the information available to AfAW, the investigation is stalled. This is a very shameful development and does not speak well of the Nigerian police. The police should swing into action and arrest and investigate the suspect.
Many Nigerian youths are under the illusion that they can make money and become wealthy through ritual attacks and sacrifice. However, there is no evidence that ritual sacrifice of anything or anybody, including humans, yields money or wealth.
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There have been other cases of suspected ritual attacks and murder of ladies by their boyfriends in Lagos and other parts of the Southwest. These ritual attacks continue because perpetrators are seldom brought to justice. Ritual attackers and killers are not made to answer for their crimes. This situation of impunity must change and the Lagos State government should lead the way.
The world is watching and following the case of Adijat and how the government and police in Lagos are handling it. The Advocacy for Alleged Witches will continue to pressure officers at the state CID, FIDA, and the Lagos State government to ensure justice is done.
Adijat was murdered in February. Her case is already a case of justice delayed. Let us work, campaign, and ensure it does not become a case of justice denied.