Suspected cultists in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State’s Aniocha North Local Government Area, killed and removed the eyeballs of an unidentified woman in her early twenties.
On Wednesday, community sources told our correspondent that the body was discovered by the roadside along Ubulu-Unor Road.
“Some passers-by discovered the body early Tuesday morning and alerted the authorities, and many people rushed down to see for themselves.”
“When we got there, we saw the girl wearing a pair of jean trousers and a white top. Her face was covered with blood and her two eyes were no more. You can see her eye sockets empty,” a source said.
The source noted that community vigilantes called the police, who took the corpse to a morgue.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident.
He said, “The police were alerted to the scene of the incident by community youths who discovered the corpse of the lady with two eyes removed.
“The DPO in Ogwashi-Uku confirmed the incident to me and he said the corpse has since been taken to the mortuary.”
He noted that the police had commenced investigation into the killing of the lady.
