A commercial motorcyclist, Sunday Ibo, was allegedly beheaded in Odogbolu by suspected gunmen.
It was gathered that the assailants went away with the victim’s head and allegedly removed his heart and kidney.
While some residents were linking the gruesome death to the ritualists, the police, promised to get to the root of the matter.
This discovery was said to have caused a protest in the town by his kinsmen, and palpable fear had gripped some of the residents of the town.
The state police command confirming the incident assured that those responsible for the heinous act would soon be arrested.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said the Odogbolu Divisional headquarters of the command had evacuated the corpse from the bush, and investigations had commenced.
He said, “The story about an Okada man being beheaded in Odogbolu is true. Our divisional headquarters at Odogbolu had moved in and they have recovered the decapitated corpse.
“We have commenced investigations into the gruesome killing. The perpetrators might have beheaded the victim in order to divert attention, we are going to work with so many clues and ensure we unravel those behind the heinous act.
“I want to assure the residents of the state that we will surely get Sunday Ibo’s assailants.” - Daily Post
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