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The Digest:

According to a police statement, the Imo State Government has sealed a hotel and private mortuary in the Umuhu community following the discovery of decomposed, mutilated bodies in unhygienic conditions.

Key Points
  • The operation was led by CP Aboki Danjuma based on credible intelligence.
  • Decomposed and mutilated corpses were found in a privately owned mortuary.
  • Suspect Stanley Morocco Oparaugo, owner of the facilities, remains at large and is wanted.
  • The hotel and mortuary are believed to have been used by kidnappers and violent criminals.
  • Crucial exhibits were recovered from the suspect’s residence during a search.
  • Police have deployed maximum security along the Owerri–Aba Expressway.
  • The public is urged to report any information leading to Oparaugo’s arrest
In the shadowed corners of Imo, what was meant to preserve the dead may have betrayed the living, a grim reminder that some storms wear the face of those we trust least.

Sources: The Cable, The Nation