Panic As Three Headless Bodies Float In Ondo River

By Ayodele Oni

The Ore Division of the Nigeria Police in Ondo State has invited community leaders to identify three headless bodies found floating in a river along Odigbo/Ore road.

The discovery has caused panic among residents of Odigbo Local Government Area following the inability to identify the bodies.

The gruesome discovery was made on Sunday when locals stumbled upon the decomposing bodies floating in the river, with some parts of the bodies dumped at the riverbanks.

Eyewitness accounts suggest that the victims might have been brutally murdered and dumped in the river by suspected kidnappers.

Shileola, an Immediate past youth leader of the community, expressed his shock over the incident.

“I was shocked when I first heard about it on the phone. I rushed to the scene, hoping to identify the victims through their clothing or any other means, but all efforts proved abortive.”

He speculated that the victims might have been killed elsewhere and their bodies dumped in the river, as no report of missing persons have been recorded in the area so far.

Sileola, however, urged residents to remain vigilant and security-conscious in the wake of the incident.

Confirming the incident the state police command spokesman, Ayankade Olusola stated that “I can confirm to you that some three bodies were recovered at the river in Odigbo and immediately it was reported at the Ore Division.

“The DPO of that Division moved a detective to the scene where the three bodies were recovered.

“However, the DPO upon recovering the bodies, took them to the morgue at General Hospital.

“And the DPO summoned the community leaders and all interest groups to ensure the identification of the body.  He also directed that anybody that has information about the body to go there and check.

“But ever since then, we have not received any, nobody has been able to identify any of the bodies.

“And it is believed that those bodies were brought there and dumped at that site by some unknown persons.

“The area it happened bordered other States like Ogun and Edo.  So we believe the bodies are not from these states.  They were dumped in that river.”