Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have begun an investigation into the alleged sale of a house belonging to the late Pa Azeez Rauf by one of his sons, Mutiu Rauf Okunola, who allegedly exhumed his parents’ corpses buried in the premises.
It was gathered that the property, located around the Dada Estate area of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, had generated ripples among the children of the deceased.
The children of the late Mr and Mrs Azeez Rauf accused their sibling, Rauf Mutiu Okunola, also known as Tato, of selling their late parents’ property and exhuming their corpses without the consent of the remaining children.
The dispute was said to have begun when Mrs Adedoyin Rukayat, one of the surviving children, discovered that the family property had been sold by Mutiu. Apart from selling the house, Rukayat, who spoke to journalists, also alleged that her brother exhumed the remains of their parents without informing or consulting other children—Rukayat, Fatimo, Khadijat, Teslim, and Qouadr Rauf.
Disturbed by these actions, Rukayat reported the case to Dada Estate Police Station in Osogbo, which led to the arrest of Mutiu on December 31, 2024. The Guardian gathered that police officers, who stormed the premises to arrest the suspect, stopped further exhumation of their mother’s remains after the corpse of the late Azeez Rauf had already been dug out from the grave.
The police ordered the return of both bodies to their original locations, behind the premises and arrested Rauf after the investigation revealed that he had sold the house.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Osun State Police command, CSP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident, saying that Rauf was arrested but later granted bail. She explained that “the matter is being handled by the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID).
“The suspect is on bail now because the offence is bailable. The investigation is still ongoing. But if they are unable to resolve the matter amicably, the matter will be charged to court,” she added.
