Police investigate discovery of beheaded teenager’s body in Cross River

The Cross River State Police Command has commenced an probe into the find of the assemblage of an unidentified teenage boy, with his caput severed, successful Yahe River, Yala Local Government Area of the state.

The deceased, estimated to beryllium astir 16 years old, was recovered from the stream connected Tuesday, October 27, 2026, astatine astir 5:30 p.m.

The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, disclosed this successful a connection issued successful Calabar, Monday morning.

According to the statement, the incidental was reported by the Officer-in-Charge of Yahe Outstation, ASP Ekurbe Abi, portion bloodstains observed astatine the country raised concerns astir the circumstances surrounding the teenager's death.

The constabulary said the assemblage was subjected to aesculapian introspection and deposited successful a mortuary, portion efforts were ongoing to place the deceased and found however helium died.

The Commissioner of Police, Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, has ordered a thorough probe into the incidental and directed that anyone recovered liable beryllium brought to justice.

The bid appealed to residents of Yahe and neighbouring communities to study immoderate missing idiosyncratic matching the statement of the deceased oregon supply utile accusation that could assistance the investigation.

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