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Imo Police Seal Hotel and Mortuary After Discovery of Over 100 Mutilated Corpses

Officials describe an unregistered, unsanitary site now under forensic review for suspected organ harvesting.

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Security officers take position as the Take-It-Back Movement, along with other civil society organizations, holds a peaceful protest to call the government's attention to the alleged misuse of the Cybercrime Act, the declaration of a ''state of emergency'' in Rivers State, and the worsening economic hardship in the country, in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, on April 7, 2025. (Photo by Adekunle Ajayi)
Inside the mortuary.

Overview

  • A joint team inspected the Jessy Best Hotel and a nearby private mortuary in Umuhu, Ngor-Okpala, following a tip-off.
  • Police reported finding more than 100 decomposed and mutilated bodies and the state ordered both facilities sealed.
  • Owner Stanley Morocco Oparaugo was declared wanted, while police say one suspect is in custody and accomplices are being sought.
  • Investigators searched the suspect’s residence, recovered exhibits, documented evidence, and boosted security along the Owerri–Aba Expressway.
  • Health and pathology officials said the site was not a registered mortuary and posed a public-health risk, with local leaders planning public notices and possible mass burial and demolition.