The Police Command in Imo State has uncovered three decomposing unidentified corpses suspected to be kidnap victims at a forest in Ihiagwa and Avu communities in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state.
The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Henry Okoye, confirmed the discovery on Monday in Owerri.
He stated that the Operatives of Imo State Police Command Special Tactical Squad, raided the forest along Avu-Ihiagwa communities, suspected to be kidnappers hideout and arrested five suspected kidnappers in the process while three decomposing unidentified corpses were recovered.
Okoye said the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, had directed a tactical team to thoroughly search all the bushes and forests in the area to see if there were more kidnappers and dead bodies.
According to him, intense combing of the forest and other nook and crannies in the state is ongoing with the aim of stamping out all forms of crime and criminality.
The PORO advised members of the public to avail police sensitive information that could aid them to arrest criminals, as well as secure and safeguard the state.
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