By RismadarVoice Reporter
December 7, 2025
The Imo State Government has sealed a hotel and a private mortuary in Umuhu Autonomous Community, Ngor-Okpala, after security operatives reportedly discovered decomposed and mutilated corpses kept in filthy, inhumane conditions, a development that has reignited fears of organ harvesting, ritual killings, and the true scale of violent crime in the state.
The shocking discovery was made during a joint security operation along the Owerri–Aba Expressway, a corridor that has become synonymous with kidnapping and violent crime in recent months.
The operation, led by Commissioner of Police Aboki Danjuma, followed intelligence reports linking a now-wanted suspect, Stanley Morocco Oparaugo, to criminal activities operating under the cover of legitimate businesses.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Okoye Henry, operatives uncovered what appeared to be a criminal ecosystem masked as a hotel and mortuary.
“At the mortuary, decomposed and mutilated corpses were discovered in unhygienic conditions, raising suspicions of illegal organ-harvesting activities,” the statement revealed.
The hotel and mortuary have now been sealed by the state government, while the suspect has been declared WANTED. His residence was also searched, with “crucial exhibits” reportedly recovered.
The horror in Ngor-Okpala has amplified public anxiety not just about criminal networks, but about who is protecting who, and how such an operation could exist without detection.
If decomposing bodies can be hidden behind hotel and mortuary walls, how many more are buried in silence?
In response, the police command says maximum security has been deployed along the expressway and assured travellers of their safety during the festive season.
But here is the paradox:
At the same time security agencies are unearthing horrors, they are also facing serious allegations of abuse.
Families and rights groups have called for investigations into the Tiger Base Unit, an anti-kidnapping squad of the Imo State Police Command, following allegations of torture, unlawful detention, and extrajudicial killings.
One case now shaking public confidence is that of Levi Opara, a 46-year-old businessman and father of five from Emekuku, Owerri North.
He was reportedly arrested on October 15, 2023, following a domestic dispute.
Three days later, he was dead in custody.
His family says the story given by authorities does not match the physical reality.
And Nigerians are asking: If those meant to protect are also accused of abuse, where does the victim turn?
Imo now stands at a frightening intersection:
•Criminal gangs hiding behind hotels and mortuaries
•Security forces making shocking discoveries
- And the same forces facing allegations of brutality
The question is no longer whether crime exists.
The question is how deep it runs, and who it has touched.
For travellers on the Owerri–Aba Expressway,
For families seeking justice, For a state desperate for peace,
The sealed buildings may be silent now.
But the questions they have raised are louder than ever.
