In pursuance of its operational mandate of nipping crimes in the bud, Operatives of the Edo State Police Command today on Wednesday unraveled a suspected ritual shrine.
Following credible information at the Command’s disposal that some corpses were discovered in a building along Asoro slope off Ekenhua road, Uzebu quarters, Benin City. Operatives of the command immediately swung into action and mobilized to the scene.
At the scene, 3 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.