A yet-to-be-identified commercial driver has been found dead in Akure, the Ondo State capital.
It was gathered that the corpse of the man was dumped and found around Benin motor park in the state capital.
A resident of the area, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the man must have been killed by suspected ritualists as some parts of his body were cut off.
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Confirming the incident on Tuesday, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olufumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, said the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at Oba-Ile police station and his men had visited the scene of the incident.
Odunlami-Omisanya said the corpse had been checked and removed to the mortuary in the specialist hospital, Akure.
“Preliminary findings showed that the man was said to be a driver from Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State,” the police spokesperson disclosed.
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