There was confusion in Akure,the Ondo state capital as unknown lifeless body concealed in a sack bag have been found in a gutter around Green Park area at Oke-Aro, in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo state

The burnt body identified as male was found at the early hours of Monday 2nd January, 2023, a day after the New year celebration.

Residents were said to wonder how the mutilated body got there and what could have led to the death of the man and why he was burnt.

Eyewitness said the body looks like it was dropped at the location as there was no sign that the burning took place where the body was dumped.

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Residents of the area, however, called on the authorities concerned to evacuate the male burnt body from the location to avoid epidemic.

The Public Relations Officer of the Ondo State Police Vommand, SP Fumilayo Odunlana Omisanyo, confirmed that their was a reported case of a corpse in a sack dumped in a gutter.

According to her “It was realised that something was burning in a gutter. Although, the message we got was that a shop was burning. But by the time we got there, we saw a sack in the gutter.

Observing the content closely, we discovered that it was a whole dead and burnt human being”
Omisanya said the bag was dumped there at the early hours of the day at about 7 am while everyone was going about their normal businesses.

The PPRO urged the people not keep quiet at times like this, adding that they should be more careful at the happenings within and around their communities.

She added that investigations have started, stressing that the police would get to the root of the matter soonest.
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