Edo State Police Command has launched an intensive investigation into a disturbing allegation of unlawful tampering with a human corpse and alleged theft of human parts at Akugbe Mortuary, located off Upper Sakponba Road, Benin City.

On December 12, 2025, the Command received an urgent distress call indicating that a mortuary attendant was on the verge of being lynched by an irate crowd over allegations of organ harvesting. 

Acting swiftly, the Divisional Police Officer, Ugbekun Division, mobilized operatives to the scene and successfully rescued the suspect, thereby averting a breakdown of law and order.

Preliminary investigation revealed that one Marvelous Odeh and others had visited the mortuary to claim the corpse of one late Uyi Enogieru for burial. However, upon completion of the required formalities, it was discovered that the corpse had been interfered with and some body parts were missing, prompting a report to the police.

The suspect has since been taken into custody and, on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, CP Monday Agbonika, the case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for thorough, professional, and discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident.