The police in Edo State have apprehended three male suspects while busting a ritual shrine along Asoro slope, off Ekenhua Road, Uzebu quarters in Benin. CHANNELS reports.
Jennifer Iwegbu, the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in the state made the arrest known in a statement on Thursday, saying operatives acted on information from members of the public. Information Guide Nigeria
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She said operatives of the Edo State Police Command also recovered 20 corpses from the shrine during the operation.
Two of the suspects – Chimaobi Okoewu and Oko Samuel come from Afikpo in Ebonyi State while the third suspect, Gideon Sunday. Police operatives are making efforts to apprehend other fleeing suspects in connection with the crime. jamb results
According to the deputy police spokesperson, the 20 recovered corpses include 15 males, three females and two children.
“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,” the statement read.
“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.”
