At least ten bodies of young men have been found in a bush path in the Ibillo area of Edo by men of the State Command of the Nigerian Police.
The police said the bodies showed that the dead persons ranged between ages 23 years and 25 years.
In a statement issued by SP Chidi Nwabutor , the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command in Benin on Wednesday, the command said that through a credible intelligence, the operatives from Ibillo Divisional Headquarters of the Police Command in collaboration with the vigilance group and the hunters discovered the bodies on Tuesday at about 1100hours.
He explainer that the team discovered the 10 male dead bodies between the ages of 23 and 25 years.
During preliminary investigation, photographs of the dead bodies were taken.
“Also, the bodies were thoroughly searched and examined but there was no noticeable mark of violence or materials that could have led to identifying where they were from.
“Investigation was also extended to the Fulani/Hausa Communities and the indigenous communities who came, examined corpses and declared that the dead bodies were not members of their vigilance groups.
“The dead bodies had since been deposited at the Ibillo General Hospital Mortuary for preservation and forensic investigation,” Nwabutor said.
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He said the state Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Dankwara, had appealed to the people to give out useful information that may lead to uncovering the causes of the young men’s death.
He said that such information could lead to the possible arrest of any suspect.