It was horror on Thursday as the Edo State Command of the Nigerian Police uncovered a house where at least 15 bodies of human beings had been mummified.
It was not clear what purpose the bodies serve in the house located at Okenhua Road Benin City, the state capital.
The command said 3 suspects, Chimaobi Okoewu ‘M’ and Oko Samuel ‘M’ both of Afikpo in Ebonyi and Gideon Sunday ‘M’ of Akwa-Ibom State.
“To this end, the Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Abutu Yaro, fdc, 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 and therefore.” the command stated