The Edo State Government has demolished a residential duplex allegedly linked to kidnapping and organ harvesting in Benin City.
Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Fred Itua, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin on Tuesday.
According to Itua, the demolished property was the site of a gruesome crime involving the abduction and killing of a young woman for organ harvesting.
He stated that the suspect had been arrested in Lagos and would be extradited to Edo State to face prosecution.
The chief press secretary pointed out that the building where the crime was committed is owned by the father of the suspected kidnapper and organ harvester.
Itua further stated that the father of the suspect and owner of the demolished building, Mr. Martins Oghenewore, recounted the shocking moment he learnt of the crime.
The media aide to Governor Okpebholo further alleged that the authorities confirmed the suspect was apprehended in Lagos with human body parts recovered from him.
He added that investigations are ongoing as the government intensifies efforts to stamp out kidnapping and cultism across the state.
