Residents of Odigbo community in the Odigbo Local Council Area of Ondo State have been thrown into a state of shock following the discovery of three headless bodies floating in a river along the Odigbo-Ore Old Road.
Some locals who stumbled upon the decomposing bodies — some of which were lodged against the riverbanks — alleged that suspected ritualists and kidnappers might be responsible for the horrific act.
While expressing shock over the development, a youth leader of the community, Sileola, said: “I was shocked when I first heard about it over 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 said.
The youth leader speculated that the victims might have been killed elsewhere and their bodies dumped in the river, as no reports of missing persons have been recorded in the area thus far.
Sileola, however, urged residents to remain vigilant and security-conscious in the wake of the incident.
With the exact cause of death of the deceased persons unknown as at press time, a police source who confirmed the incident assured that further details would be provided as the investigation progresses.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olayinka Alayande, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that the headless bodies had been evacuated and taken to the morgue.
He said: “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 detectives to the scene where the three bodies were recovered.
The DPO upon recovering the bodies, they were taken to the morgue at the General Hospital and the DPO summoned the community leaders and all interest groups to ensure the identification of the body. Also directing that anybody that has information to 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.
It is believed that those bodies were brought there and dumped at that site by some unknown men.
