The Nigeria Police Force, Akwa Ibom State Command, has arrested two persons, including the manager of Mbiokporo Cemetery in Uyo, over the alleged exhumation of a freshly buried corpse and the theft of its casket.
The police said one other suspect involved in the incident is on the run, while efforts are ongoing to arrest him.
The command’s spokeswoman, Timfon John, a deputy superintendent of police, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday.
According to the police, the incident was uncovered late on 3 August after a vigilant member of the public alerted officers to suspicious activities at the cemetery.
The resident reportedly saw two men transporting a casket on an unregistered motorcycle around 11:30 p.m. and confronted them over the movement of the casket at such an unusual hour.
