Security Officials Discover Burnt And Decapitated Corpse In Abandoned Edo Hostel
The Coordinator of the Edo State Security Network, Kole Oshoriamhe Omomia, has raised the alarm over the takeover of the former School of Nursing Hostel by hoodlums.
Omomia, who expressed the concern in a statement Thursday evening, added that the hoodlums have converted the place into a den for heinous crimes.
The alarm followed the discovery of a decapitated and burnt corpse of a yet-to-be-identified person in the former hostel located in the heart of Benin, the Ring Road, Sapele Road junction, by Edo Specialist Hospital, Benin City.
Omomia said the corpse was found following a tip-off by a transporter.
He said: “Our men were out on a normal routine patrol and got a tip-off that there is a man staying at an abandoned building and no one knows his mission there and that there is a corpse also lying there.
“My men went there and saw a corpse butchered and burnt and the body is still very new.”
The Coordinator said the four suspects have been apprehended and handed over to the police for further investigation and prosecution.
According to him, the prime suspect, Nwafor Azubuike, was found at the same building where the corpse was discovered.
“Nwafor Azubuike who claimed he stays in the place, that he knows the murdered man and had a chat with him a few days ago, was also apprehended to be further interrogated.
“Looking at the building itself, we believe it is a den where they carry out most of their nefarious activities.
“We also discovered lots of human hair around the area, likely belonging to ladies,” Omomia disclosed.
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