Edo civil society disclaim that the building where the mummified corpse was found is actually a morgue not a ritualist den as stated by the police.

The group clarified that, contrary to what the police had claimed, the structure is actually a morgue. As you may recall, on Wednesday, August 17, it was revealed that the Edo State Police Command had discovered the structure that locals had referred to as a ritualist den (read here). In the unfinished structure at Ekenhua Road in Benin City, about 20 mummified bodies were found. The leadership and members of Edo Civil Society Organizations, led by its Interim TEC Chairman, Leftist Austine Enabulele, issued a statement to clarify the situation after investigations, though. They clarified that the structure is a morgue that was just recently constructed to house corpses removed from an outdated facility for which the operator had received a quit notice. The group continued, The bodies