Mutilated corpse of unidentified driver found in Akure

The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the killing of a man, whose identity is yet to be known in Akure, Ondo State.

Olufumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the command`s spokesman confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday in Akure.

He said that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at Oba-ile police station and his men had visited the scene of the incident.

Odunlami-Omisanya said that the corpse had been checked and removed to the mortuary in the specialist hospital, Akure.

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“Preliminary findings showed that the man was said to be a driver from Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo state,” he said

A source had told newsmen that the corpse of the man was dumped and found around Benin Motor Park.

He said that the man must have been killed by suspected ritualists as some parts of his body were cut off. (NAN)