At least eight corpses were discovered in a community in Rivers State on Monday by some women on their way to farm.
It was reported that the bodies were found in a burrow pit at the boundary between Agbalu and Umuokom, in Obibi Community in Etche Local Government area of Rivers State.
According to Daily Sun, the women who discovered the corpses raised the alarm which attracted residents of the community, but were scared to go closer to the bodies.
The newspaper quoted a source to have disclosed that natives could not identify them, as the corpses, who were male kid with their faces to the ground.
However, state Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO), Ahmad Muhammad, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) confirmed the incident.
Muhammad said investigation revealed that the perpetrators came from a neighbouring state.
He said: “Information led our men to a burrow pit on the outskirts of the community where eight corpses were discovered.
“Further enquiry revealed that on March 24, 2016, at about 5:45 pm, unidentified men from neighbouring state came to the scene with the men bound, who they executed and dumped their bodies in the pit and left towards Abia State.
Investigation has been launched with view of unveiling the scenario and arrest the culprits.”
