Police discover embalming hall with eight dried corpses in Cross River State
The Cross River State Police Command have discovered an embalming hall at Isong Inyang Community along the Calabar–Ikom Highway, with eight well-dried corpses inside, leading to arrest of a mortician.
Penpushing reports that the Command Public Relations Officer Eitokpah Sunday, in a statement explained that the discovery followed a tip-off last Friday, prompting operatives to storm the facility.
“At about 11:56 a.m. on the said date, credible information was received by the police regarding the presence of corpses at the facility. Operatives were immediately mobilised to the scene to verify the report. Upon arrival, eight well-dried corpses were discovered in the hall”, the statement read
Penpushing further reports that the police spokesperson said the suspect, Sunday Reuben, who hails from Nsit Ibom, Akwa Ibom State, was arrested at the scene, adding that preliminary findings indicate he is a mortician attached to Enghaut Company Mortuary in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State.
The police command in the statement said the suspect remains in custody while authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the discovery and whether any laws were violated.
“The suspect is currently in custody, and a comprehensive investigation is ongoing to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the matter and to determine whether any laws have been contravened,” the statement said.
Penpushing also reports that the police, however, in the statement dismissed the claim in a viral video that some “Aboki” residents in Cross River housed the corpses, as seen on the floor while about six others lean on a zinc-made embalming hall.
The police spokesperson, as at the time of filing this report said investigation into the incident had commenced, and urged residents to remain calm and avoid speculation, assuring that verified updates would be communicated
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