The Government of Edo State has ordered a mediac inquiry into the circumstances that led to the death of ten persons whose bodies were found in the Ibillo area of the state on Tuesday.
NPO Reported on Wednesday how men of the state police command had found the decomposing bodies of the ten men whose ages were said to range between 23 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.
Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, stated this on Wednesday while briefing journalists after the weekly Executive Council (EXCO) meeting chaired by Governor Obaseki, at the Government House in Benin City.
He said, “The collaboration between the vigilante group, the hunters and the police led to the discovery of corpses of 10 young men, aged probably between 23 and 25, along a bush path.
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“They were killed and there were no identifying marks to identify them or even know the cause of death of these young men as there are no signs of trauma or anything to determine how these men were killed or how they died.”
Nehikhare added, “The Edo State Government is very saddened with this occurrence and has ordered that an autopsy be carried out to determine the cause of death and for the police to investigate to find out who they are, how they got there and what happened because the government is not pleased with the news.”