Sources in the village disclosed to Channels Television that two women on their way to farm early in the morning raised the alarm when they saw two of the bodies lying lifeless in the bush.
On getting to the scene of the incident with some other villagers, they found out that there were other corpses in the area which were already decomposed.
When Channels Television visited the community, the town union’s President, Mr. Mike Osigwe, who pleaded to speak off camera confirmed that some dead bodies were discovered at a burrow pit near the village.
According to Mr. Osiwge, after they reported the matter to the DPO of the area, they thereafter, proceeded to bury the corpses because they couldn’t identify any of them, adding that the burials were carried out with the approval of the traditional rulers and town union leaders.
Meanwhile, the Imo State Police Commissioner, speaking through his Public Relations Officer, Mrs Joy Elemoko, said the Imo Police Command is not aware of such incident as no information has gotten to the command, dismissing it as mere rumour.
She, however, added that investigations will kick off immediately to ascertain the true story.
She further declared that it is against the law for anybody or group of persons to go ahead and bury unidentified bodies without any form of investigation.
This is coming just as over 15 dead bodies, all male, were earlier in the year found floating on Ezu river at the boundary between Anambra and Enugu States. The mystery behind that case has yet to be resolved.
Wednesday 6 March 2013
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2013/03/05/10-unidentified-bodies-found-at-mgbirichi-in-imo-state/
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