A 34-year-old man, Okpegboro Avwerosuo, has allegedly killed his roommate in Sagbama Town, Sagbama Local Government Area (SALGA) of Bayelsa. Okpegboro was alleged to have sold the deceased’s vital organs to a pastor in Port Harcourt, who is currently at large, for ritual purposes. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer.The Advocate
Asinim Butswat, confirmed the story. Butswat said that the suspect, who hails from Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta, was being detained at the state Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation. He said that the name of the victim had yet to be known. According to a neighbour who pleaded anonymity, the suspect invited the deceased, his friend, to Sagbama to join the motorcycle riding business, assuring him that the business is flourishing in the town. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the boom in the transport mode business is because of patronage by students as the Isaac Jasper Adaka Boro College of Education (IJBCOE) is located the town.
"After killing him, he dismembered the body, preserved the vital organs and put the other parts in separate sacks, which he disposed off in the early hours of the following day," a neighbor told
[FILE PHOTO] A man in handcuffs
A 34-year-old man, Okpegboro Avwerosuo, has allegedly killed his roommate in Sagbama Town, Sagbama Local Government Area (SALGA) of Bayelsa. x
Okpegboro was alleged to have sold the deceased’s vital organs to a pastor in Port Harcourt, who is currently at large, for ritual purposes.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the story.
Butswat said that the suspect, who hails from Ugheli North Local Government Area of Delta, was being detained at the state Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
He said that the name of the victim had yet to be known.