He had confessed to visiting grave yards at night to exhume corpses, cutting off heads for ritual purposes.
At the court hearing, the prosecutor, Adewale Amos, said Musiliu committed the crime at Onibuke Zone 1, Aba Alfa, Olomi.
He added that the defendant had committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 329A of the Criminal Code, Cap 38, Vol; II, Law of Oyo State, Nigeria, 2000.
The accused person pleaded guilty to the two counts of unlawful possession of human head and severing the head of late Tajudeen Akanbi, 62, from his grave.
In her ruling, the presiding Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Durosaro Kehinde-Tijani, ordered that the accused be remanded in the Agodi Prison.
The Magistrate called for presentation of facts and adjourned the case till March 6 for mention.
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