There was a palpable tension as remains of three headless bodies were discovered in a river in Odigbo community of Odigbo local government area of Ondo by the residents of the community.
The three bodies were found on Tuesday floating on the river by the locals who visited the river and noticed the decomposing bodies at the river bank.
An eyewitness explained that the headless bodies of the deceased indicated that they were brutally murdered by some people who dumped their remains in the river.
A youth leader, who identified himself as Sileola, expressed shock over the strange discovery, said “I was shocked when I first heard about it over the phone. I rushed to the scene, hoping to identify the victims through their clothing or any other means, but all efforts proved abortive,”
According to him, the victims might have been killed somewhere else by the perpetrators who dumped their lifeless and headless bodies in the community river.
He however, said there was no case of missing person in the community, and said the incident was reported to the security agencies in the area, urging the residents to report any strange movement in the community.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Ondo State Police Command, Olusola Ayanlade, said the incident was reported to the Ore Division of the Command.
“I can confirm to you that some three bodies were recovered at the river in Odigbo. And immediately it was reported at the Ore Division, the DPO of that division moved a detective to the scene where the three bodies were recovered,” Olayinka said.
“Upon recovering the bodies, they were taken to the morgue at General Hospital and the DPO summoned the community leaders and all interest groups to ensure the identification of the body.
“But, we have not seen anybody to identify any of the bodies and it is believed that those bodies were brought there and dumped at that site by some unknown men. So we believe that it did not actually happen in Ondo state.
“The area it happened bordered a lot of states, both Ogun and Edo states. So we believe the body is not from this state. However, it was dumped in that river.”
Olayinka said further details would be provided as investigations continue.
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