By ABIRHIRE THOMAS
In pursuance of its operational mandate of nipping crimes in the bud, operatives of the Nigerian Police Force, Edo State Command, on Wednesday August 17, 2022 unravelled a suspected ritualist shrine.
A statement made available to our correspondent by the Command showed that the development came 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, acting on that information, were said to have immediately mobilised to the scene where what was heard was confirmed.
At the scene, three suspects, Chimaobi Okoewu, male, Oko Samuel, male, both of Afikpo in Ebonyi and Gideon Sunday, male, of Akwa-Ibom State were arrested while others fled.
According to the command’s statement, an intensive effort is ongoing to arrest the other fleeing suspects.
At the scene, mummified corpses; 15 male, three female and two children were discovered at the scene.
To this end, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Abutu Yaro, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to carry out a discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the discovered corpses.
CP Yaro, therefore, enjoined the general public to remain calm as the command will continue to ensure the safety of all law-abiding citizens and those residing in Edo State.
