A 94-year-old woman, Mrs Ayodele Ashaolu is reported to have been beheaded at Ikun Ekiti, MOBA Local Government Area of Ekiti stated.
The aged woman is said to have been living alone in her home where the incident occured.
Members of the community have linked the killing to the ravaging ritual activities in the country.
The Ekiti State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Abutu corroborated the incident when contacted and explained that one of the deceased children had reported the murder after neighbors found her body.
Abutu added that the command is doing everything possible to make sure the perpetrators were apprehended.