Just In : Gov gives CP 7-day ultimatum to unravel mystery behind shrine where 20 corpses were found
Obaseki has ordered the Edo State Police Command and other pertinent authorities to unravel the true situation of the purported discovery of ritualistsā den in Wednesday night along the Ekenwan Road axis of Benin City within seven days.
The governor of Edo state gave the directive at a joint press conference held by the Edo State Government and the State Police Command, to offer an update on the most recent development on the purpoted ritual activities in the state.
The Deputy Commissioner of Police, Olawore Oluwole, while speaking to journalists, urge the residents in the state to maintain calm, assuring that the matter was being thoroughly investigated.
The top police officer explained that āBased on credible intelligence, we busted a bungalow located at Asoro, Ekenwan Road in Benin City where some dried bodies and items, like generators, gas and oxygen cylinder were found.
āFive suspects have already been arrested in connection with the incident. Those arrested include Chimobi Okosua, and Samuel Okoh both from Afikpo in Ebonyi State; Gideon Sunday from Akwa-Ibom State; Victor Obeche from Anambra State and Yusuf Lawal from Katsina State; while one Otu Chukwu who was alleged to be the owner of the bungalow is still at large
The Deputy Commissioner of Police, however, appealed to the members of the public to remain calm as the police were making frantic efforts to unravel the details of the incident.
Also speaking at the press conference, the Special Adviser to Governor Obaseki on Media Projects, Crusoe Osagie, said that the governor had given the relevant authorities seven days to unravel the truth about the discovery.
He urged residents in the state to remain calm, adding, āWe want to call for calm as the police are already investigating the incident. We donāt want to pre-empt the outcome of the investigation, as all kinds of speculations are out there in the public. We leave that to the police to unravel. Some people have been arrested.ā
āThe state government has given the Police Command and other relevant authorities seven days to give details of their findings. No conclusion yet on the issues as the police are still investigating and acting on the matter. We will continue to brief the public on what is going on and what the situation is.ā
