3 arrested with 20 mummified bodies in Edo

Operatives of the Edo Police Command have busted a suspected ritual shrine in Benin, arrested three suspects and recovered 20 mummified bodies. The command announced this on Thursday in Benin in a statement issued by its Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu. The corpses, the police spokesman said, based on credible information, the command […]

Operatives of the Edo Police Command have busted a suspected ritual shrine in Benin, arrested three suspects and recovered 20 mummified bodies.

The command announced this on Thursday in Benin in a statement issued by its Deputy Public Relations Officer, ASP Jennifer Iwegbu.

The corpses, the police spokesman said, based on credible information, the command unravelled a suspected ritual shrine where some corpses were discovered in a building along Asoro slope, off Ekenhua road, Uzebu quarters, Benin city.

“At the scene, three suspects were arrested while others fled.

“An intensive effort is on to arrest the other suspects who are at large,” she said.

Items recovered at the scene, according to her, were 15 mummified male corpses, three mummified female corpses and two mummified children’s corpses.

“To this end, the state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of state CID to carry out discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the discovered corpses,” he stated.

She enjoined the general public to be calm as the command would continue to ensure the safety of all law-abiding people in Edo. (NAN)