The serene atmosphere in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, was shattered on Thursday, when policemen exhumed about 5 corpses , ladies panties and other items from a popular church.
Confirming the incident, the Calabar State Police Commissioner, Hafiz Inuwa, said seven people have been arrested , “A matter was reported to us and the police swung into action. When they got there, the policemen saw some fetish things within the surrounding of the church and they discovered a shallow grave.
“They dug it and they saw birds buried alive, close to the grave there was blood stains. They saw flesh which only the hospital can analyse. Seven people have been arrested including the said pastor of the church.”
An eyewitness, had alleged that the pastor had killed and buried a child in the early hours of Thursday . Apart from dead bodies exhumed at the site of the incident, there were pictures of people who visited the place for assignment littered all over the place.
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