Crime

Two Arrested As 10-Year-Old Headless Body Found in Rivers Community

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3 years ago

Nov 15, 2021.

Two Arrested As 10-Year-Old Headless Body Found in Rivers Community
The remains of the 10-year-old was said to have been deposited in a mortuary.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Rivers State Police Command has detained two individuals in connection with the death of Destiny Peter, a 10-year-old kid.

The deceased’s decapitated body was discovered in a bush in Azumini village, Isiokpo, in Rivers State’s Ikwerre Local Government Area.

Police officers

According to reports, the victim’s bowel was also taken after he was allegedly enticed into the jungle by an unidentified assailant.

The revelation reportedly generated alarm in the neighbourhood, with many people wondering who may be responsible for the murder.

According to PUNCH, a resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed that such a thing had not happened in the community before.

“This may be a ritual killing, but nobody knows for sure. Let the government and the police come and help us get to the bottom of the killing of this poor innocent boy.

“We heard that the boy was living with his aunt, but she was not around when somebody came to take him out. When she came back, she did not see the boy and she started shouting and crying,” he added.

The victim’s aunt, Victory Johnson, who lamented the incident while speaking in Port Harcourt, said Destiny lived with her for over seven years.

She explained that he was last seen around 4.30pm last Thursday after a neighbour invited him to his house.

Victory said Destiny’s body was found following the intervention of some youths after a girl stated that she sighted him with an unidentified man moving towards a bush.

Headless Body Found

The remains of the 10-year-old was said to have been deposited in a mortuary.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed the incident, said; “Yes, I can confirm it. The matter, for now, has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department and justice will be served.”

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