The Imo state government has sealed a hotel and private mortuary in Umuhu community, Ngor-Okpala, after discovering decomposed and mutilated corpses in unhygienic conditions, raising suspicions of illegal organ-harvesting activities.

The development was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by Henry Okoye, the state police spokesperson.

Okoye said the operation was part of a crackdown on kidnapping and violent crimes along the Owerri–Aba Expressway, led by Aboki Danjuma, the commissioner of police, alongside other stakeholders.

He said the operation was based on credible intelligence regarding a suspected criminal, Stanley Morocco Oparaugo, who remains at large.

The spokesperson added that officers inspected a hotel and a private mortuary owned by the suspect, allegedly used by kidnappers and violent criminals.

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

“Following these discoveries, both the hotel and mortuary were sealed on the directive of the State Government. The suspect’s residence was also searched, and crucial exhibits were recovered.”

Okoye added that the commissioner of police assured the public that all accomplices would be identified and brought to justice.

“Stanley Morocco Oparaugo has been declared WANTED. Anyone with useful information should contact the nearest police station,” he said.

“Maximum security has been deployed along the Owerri–Aba Expressway.”