More than 100 bodies discovered in ‘organ-harvesting slaughterhouse’ in Nigeria
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Police have sealed off a hotel and private mortuary in the Umuhu autonomous community in Ngor-Okpala district in southeast Nigeria’s Imo state following a raid.
Cops have also searched the suspect’s residence and recovered additional evidence, Imo police spokesperson Henry Okoye said on Monday, without providing further details.
Officers are now attempting to track down the suspect who has now been declared wanted.
The raid included the Imo health commissioner, a pathologist, local officials, and vigilantes who are working with the police.
In a statement, Okoye said: ‘A hotel and a private mortuary owned by the suspect, allegedly used by kidnappers and violent criminals, were inspected.
‘At the mortuary, decomposed and mutilated corpses were discovered in unhygienic conditions, raising suspicions of illegal organ-harvesting activities.
‘At the mortuary, decomposed and mutilated corpses were discovered in unhygienic conditions, raising suspicions of illegal organ-harvesting activities,’ said Imo police spokesperson Henry Okoye.
‘The suspect’s residence was also searched, and crucial exhibits were recovered. Forensic experts documented and secured evidence.
‘The Commissioner of Police assured the public that all accomplices would be identified and brought to justice.’
The spokesperson added that an investigation into suspected organ-harvesting operations has since begun.
Okoye concluded: ‘Maximum security has been deployed along the Owerri–Aba Expressway. The Command assures travelers during the holidays of its commitment to their safety.’
Nigeria has been plagued by an escalating crime wave, with kidnapping gangs expanding into ritual killings and suspected organ-trafficking rings.
Last month, Nigerian gunmen abducted dozens of girls from a boarding school after killing the deputy head teacher, echoing the 2014 Boko Haram kidnappings in Chibok.
The assailants, armed with rifles, attacked the Maga Comprehensive Girls’ Secondary School in Danko Wasagu, Kebbi state, at around 4am on November 17.
Police in Nigeria confirmed the abduction of 25 female students and launched a search and rescue operation for those who were taken.
It comes after April 14, 2014, where 276 girls, aged 16 to 18, were abducted from a school by the Boko Haram jihadist group in the Nigerian town of Chibok in what was the country’s most high-profile mass abduction case.
The school had been closed for four weeks due to the deteriorating security situation in the region, but the girls were in school to take final exams.
The militants broke into the school pretending to be soldiers from the Nigerian Security Forces, killing one soldier and a police officer in the process.
