HORROR: Police Recover 20 Corpses from Edo Shrine, Arrest Three
HORROR: Police Recover 20 Corpses from Edo Shrine, Arrest Three.
Edo State Police Command on Wednesday said it recovered 20 mummified bodies and arrested three male suspects after busting a ritual shrine at a building along Asoro slope, off Ekenhua Road, Uzebu quarters, in Benin, the state capital, newspeakonline.com reported.
This was contained in a statement signed by deputy spokesperson of the command, Jennifer Iwegbu.
According to the statement, the operation was carried out following information made available to police.
“In pursuance of its operational mandate of nipping crimes in the bud, Operatives of the Edo State Police Command on 17/08/2022 discovered a suspected ritual shrine.
“Following credible information that some corpses were discovered in a building along Asoro slope, off Ekenhua Road, Uzebu quarters, Benin city, operatives of the command immediately mobilised to the scene.
“At the scene, three suspects, Chimaobi Okoewu ‘M’ and Oko Samuel ‘M’ both of Afikpo in Ebonyi and Gideon Sunday ‘M’ of Akwa-Ibom State were arrested while others fled. An intensive effort is ongoing to arrest the other fleeing suspects.
“15 mummified male corpses, 3 mummified female corpses and 2 mummified children corpses were discovered at the scene.
“To this end, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Abutu Yaro, fdc, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of state CID to carry out a discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the discovered corpses and therefore enjoins the general public to be calm as the command will continue to ensure the safety of all law-abiding citizens and those residing in Edo State,” the statement read.
