Morgue Operator On The Run, After Corpses Under His Care Found Mutilated

A morgue operator is now on the run after several corpses deposited with his facility were found to have been mutilated.

Police had carried out a raid on his commercial morgue following increased cases of kidnapping, violent crimes, and organ-harvesting along the Owerri-Aba Expressway

The Imo State Police Command is now earnestly searching for the suspect and hotelier, Stanley Morocco Oparaugo,

Its spokesperson DSP Henry Okoye, who made the disclosure yesterday, said the operation was part of ongoing efforts to curb kidnapping and other violent crimes along the Owerri–Aba Expressway.

It was carried out by a high-powered team led by the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma on Saturday.

The team, acting on credible information, had stormed suspected kidnappers hideouts in Umuhu autonomous community in the Ngor-Okpala local government area following.

Those on the team included the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Chioma Egu; Chief Pathologist, Imo State Specialist Hospital, Dr. Ibeaja Okechukwu; members of the Ngor Okpala Vigilante Group led by Mr. Henry Ikpe; and the Chairman of Ngor Okpala Local Government Area, Mrs. Chika Ibekwe.

During the raid, Okoye said a hotel and morgue belonging to Oparaugo, but allegedly used by kidnappers and other violent criminals, were inspected.

According to Okoye, the corpses in Oparaugo’s morgue, were discovered mutilated and in unhygienic conditions, fueling suspicions of illegal organ-harvesting activities.

There are now suspicions that it may a hotbed for heinous crimes like kidnapping and organ harvesting.

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“A hotel and a private mortuary owned by the suspect, allegedly used by kidnappers and violent criminals, were inspected”, said Okoye, who added:

“At the mortuary, decomposed and mutilated corpses were discovered in unhygienic conditions, raising suspicions of illegal organ-harvesting activities”.

While the police commences a man-hunt for the  , it has ordered the closure of the facility and the hospital amidst searches conducted on his residence.

Forensic experts have been called in with the Commissioner of Police, assuring thorough investigation of the case.