The residents of Amese, a neighborhood in the Olufoam area of Akure, the capital of Ondo State, were greeted with the shocking discovery of a man's headless body on Thursday.
Ondo State Police Spokesman, Femi Joseph
An unidentified man who was reportedly beheaded beside a mountain where people pray and worship at Amese Community in Akure, the Ondo state capital is being investigated by the Ondo State Police Command
It was learnt that his severed head could not be found and the body was left in a pool of its blood as worshippers who trooped to the mountain for their weekly special service reportedly met the headless body of the victim at the base of the mountain.
According to reports, the morning service was suspended as leaders of those who usually organize the weekly worship programme went to the Ijapo police station to lodge a formal complaint but were detained by officers on duty, before detectives were sent to the scene to remove the headless body.
An eyewitness who spoke with newsmen said:
"After the matter had been reported at Ijapo Police Station, the policemen that combed the entire area started arresting residents indiscriminately. Those that went to report the incident at police station were also detained.
When we complained the police said the arrest of the people was part of their investigation though we don’t know how the corpse got there."
When contacted, the Police spokesman, Femi Joseph, confirmed the ugly incident, saying that police detectives have started investigations into the murder of the man.
"The police did not arrest anybody, when we got information about the incident, we sent our men there to evacuate the body. We were just inviting some of the residents and asking one or two questions from them. We did not arrest or demand anything."
Meanwhile, the headless corpse has been deposited at the Specialist hospital in Akure.