Three men arrested after bodies including those of children discovered during raid of building in Benin City.
All three were young men, and a police medical team was part of the investigations, Iwegbu said. Armed police officers raided the building in Benin City, the capital of Edo state, acting on intelligence that it was a “suspected ritual shrine”, she said. [Nigeria](https://www.theguardian.com/world/nigeria), Jennifer Iwegbu, a police spokesperson said in a statement late Wednesday.
The police suspect that the building where the corpses were discovered may have been used as a shrine for ritual killings.
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The Edo State Police Command late Wednesday night announced that it bursted a ritual shrine in a building along Asoro slope, off Ekenhua Road, ...
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. Operatives of the command immediately swung into action and mobilised to the scene. They arrested three suspects and recovered 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.
“To this end, the state Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the state CID to carry out a discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the discovered corpses.” “In pursuance of its operational mandate of nipping crime in the bud, Operatives of the Edo State Police Command unravelled a suspected ritual shrine. Operatives of the Edo Police Command have busted a suspected ritual shrine in Benin and arrested three suspects with 20 mummified bodies.
15 mummified male corpses, 3 mummified female corpses and 2 mummified children corpses were discovered at the scene.
The mummies were seen standing lifelessly in upright positions. An intensive effort is ongoing to arrest the other fleeing suspects. The statement read, “In pursuance of its operational mandate of nipping crimes in the bud, operatives of the Edo State Police Command on 17/08/2022 discovered a suspected ritual shrine.
Three suspects were arrested during the raid, Jennifer Iwegbu, a police spokeswoman said in a statement late Wednesday. Armed police officers raided the ...
It is not immediately clear how long the bodies had been in the building and the suspects are being interrogated, the police said. All three suspects are young males and a police medical team is part of the investigations, Iwegbu said. ABUJA, Nigeria — Twenty mummified bodies including those of children were discovered in a building in Benin City in southern Nigeria, the country’s police said, shocking many in what is usually a busy neighborhood.
A man who gave his Osaro Nappiar, on Thursday, explained why he kept the remains of his mother at the uncompleted building in Ekenwan road Benin City, Edo.
They later took me to the police station,” he sobbed. Nwanbuzor said: “He (Nappiar) said that he was unable to produce the card as he was not with it. I was told that my contract has expired. That was why he came down here to collect the corpse for burial. Here’s what you can do](https://tribuneonlineng.com/little-or-no-work-experience-heres-what-you-can-do/) [Top 10 Business Ideas In Nigeria You Can Start With 100,000 Naira](https://tribuneonlineng.com/top-10-business-ideas-in-nigeria-you-can-start-with-100000-naira/) The Edo Police image-maker said that when he (Nappiar) was able to raise money, he came down to where the remains were kept only to discover that he (Otu) had changed base to Ekenwan Road, Asoro area, Uzebu quarters but was told to produce a card as evidence before the corpse could be handed over.
By Gabriel Enogholase, BENIN. A suspected ritual shrine was, Wednesday, discovered along the Ekehuan Road axis of Benin City by operatives of the Edo State ...
The Police Commissioner urged members of the public to be calm as the command will continue to ensure the safety of all law-abiding citizens and those residing in Edo State. He said the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Command Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been directed to carry out a discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the discovered corpses. The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, yesterday, said the raid was in line with the command’s operational mandate of curbing crime in the state.
Operatives of the Edo Police Command have busted a suspected ritual shrine in Benin, arrested three suspects and recovered 20 mummified bodies. The.
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Suspects say house is designated mortuary. Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City. The Edo State Police Command late Wednesday night announced it busted a ritual ...
They later took me to the police station,” he said. “I came to check if my application was granted, having applied for a driving job here. So, he decided to relocate the corpses to his permanent site which is his own personal building. He said: “I was supervising a POP work in the building. He was told by his landlord to pack out of his former place. An intensive effort is ongoing to arrest the other fleeing suspects.
BENIN CITY- Residents of Benin City were dazed by the bizarre police discovery of 20 mummified corpses inside a new building at Asoro slope, Ekehuan road, ...
“And that day was today, August 18th, and that is why he went there. “That place is a mortuary and the owner is well known as a strong mortuary attendant and traditionalist, I am just surprised how he brought his shrine to his morgue. “Secondly, there is no facilities to prove or ascertain that the place is a modern mortuary. These are signs to show that the place is not a mortuary. “He went further to tell us that his mother died at a hospital somewhere at Uselu and he took his mother to Chukwu Otu. The strange finding was proudly announced by Edo State Police Command that its operatives have “busted ritual den”.
Twenty mummified bodies including those of children were discovered in a building in Benin City in southern Nigeria, the country's police said.
It is not immediately clear how long the bodies had been in the building and the suspects are being interrogated, the police said. Twenty mummified bodies including those of children were discovered in a building in Benin City in southern Three suspects were arrested during the raid, Jennifer Iwegbu, a police spokeswoman said in a statement late Wednesday.