SP. Kotongs Bello who confirmed the incident, said police pathologiest have exhumed the decomposing corpses of the victims linked to the mayhem.
A source disclosed that some houses and cars belonging to indigenes were set ablaze during the attack over leadership positions in the community where an unspecified number of persons have fled their homes for fear of attack.
“Our(Police )pathologists have exhumed the decomposing corpses of the victims linked to the mayhem.”
He declined comment about some residents in the troubled Community that were allegedly buried in shallowgrave in the bush while another body was dumped close to the road, leading to the Community.
Kotongs, explained that four of the corpses have been identified while the remaining one is yet to be identified.
He said the corpses have been deposited at the Stella Obasanjo’s morgue in Benin City.
He assured that normalcy has returned to the Community and that the police is on top of the situation.
“While the killings of your own brother over things that don’t last forever?”, he queried.
According to him, security agencies should unmasked the perpetrators of the heinous crimes against humanity.
“It is time for the state government to look into this Community fracas and proffer a lasting solution to the menace”, he advised.
