Edo police bust shrine with 20 mummified bodies
Operatives of the Edo Police Command have busted a suspected ritual shrine in Benin and arrested three suspects with 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 spokesperson said, were discovered in a building along Asoro slope, off Ekenhua road in Uzebu quarters, Benin.
“At the scene, three suspects were arrested while others fled.
“An intensive effort is ongoing to arrest the other suspects who were at large,” the police spokesperson said.
Items recovered at the scene, according to her, are 15 mummified male corpses, three mummified female corpses and two mummified children 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 a discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the discovered corpses.”
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)
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