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...For a better society... Monday, October 04 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Opinion Labour Politics Sports Features Columnists Business Money/Market Energy Alaba Market Foreign News Police expose Okija shrines patrons Oct 21 A bombshell is expected on October 21 when police authorities finally make public the names contained in the 13 registers recovered from the Okija Shrines in Ihiala council area of Anambra State. Names of some prominent politicians, tycoons, opinion leaders, military and police top brass and others are among those said to feature in the registers. Top police sources told Daily Champion weekend in Lagos that the names would have been long released, but for the need to await the conclusions of on-going forensic tests on 150 skeletons also recovered from the shrines. "The tests will end in about three weeks’ time and the police will publish the names. You will be amazed at the contents," the sources said. Daily Champion learnt that besides the forensic laboratory in Oshodi, analyses of the skeletons were also distributed among teaching hospitals. The sources hinted that some personalities listed in the registers would be arrested and interrogated once the forensic tests are completed. "If found culpable, the suspects, no matter who they are, will be charged with murder. It promises to be sensational," they added. The shrines saga gained national spotlight in August this year when, following a petition, police raided the Ogwugwu Akpu and Ogwugwu Isiala shrines leading to the discovery of 50 decomposing corpses and 20 skulls. The development elicited angry reactions. Even the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Tafa Balogun, about a fortnight later stormed the sites with over 200 heavily armed mobile policemen for first hand information and reportedly made more discoveries at the place. The police also, later, arrested some of the priests and workers at the shrines who are being detained by Force Criminal Investigation. Department (FCID) in Abuja Force spokesman, Deputy Commissioner, Chris Olakpe confirmed police readiness to release the names on the registers once the forensic analyses are through. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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