Shocker! Man Identifies Mother’s Mummified Body In Benin Ritualist’s Den

There was drama on Thursday in Benin, Edo State after a man identified as Osaro Nappiar identified the corpse of his mother at the recently exposed ritualist’s den in the state capital.

GWG reports that the Edo State police command had uncovered a ritualist den, housing at least 20 mummified bodies along the Asoro slope off Ekenhuan Road in the Uzebu quarters of Benin City.

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The state command confirmed the arrest of three suspects, Chimaobi Okoewu and Oko Samuel, both from Afikpo in Ebonyi and Gideon Sunday from Akwa-Ibom linked to the Benin ritualist’s den.

After the den was uncovered and raided by the police, Nappiar who visited the scene of the incident identified his mother’s body among the 20 embalmed bodies.

The command’s spokesman, Chidi Nwabuzor, while confirming the development, said Nappiar told them that he deposited the corpse of his mother at a mortuary run by one Chukwu Otu.

He further stated that he was looking for funds for a befitting burial for his mother.

Nwabuzor said, “The man clarified that the owner of the place who is on the run (Otu) was operating somewhere at 1st East Circular Road, Benin City where his mother’s corpse was deposited.”

He added that Nappiar told the police that his mother died at a hospital at Uselu last year.

Nwabuzor said the man took the corpse to Otu’s place but had not gone there since then because he had no money for the burial.

According to him, when Nappiar raised the money for his mother’s burial, he went to the place but was told Otu had relocated to Ekenwan road, Asoro area, and when he got there, they asked him to produce evidence of the corpse deposited there, but he was not with a card earlier given to him.

Nwabuzor added, “As he was unable to produce the card, they asked him to come on another day and that was why he came down here. He has produced the card and that card is now with the police.”

Nwabuzor said four suspects who were arrested in Benin linked to the ritualist’s den have been helping the police in their investigation.

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