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August 11, (THEWILL) – Suspected Ritualists on Wednesday, beheaded a 37-year-old Man, Anthony Egbo, inside the Living Faith Church, otherwise known as Winners chapel, located at Elebele community in Ogbia Local Government area of Bayelsa State.

The victim, Anthony Egbo, was a security Personnel attached to the church.

THEWILL gathered that the Assistant Pastor of the Church discovered the mutilated corpse of the victim, “the head was severed from the body while the throat was missing.”

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The Youth President of the Elebele Community, Comrade Famous Egbo, who spoke with THEWILL, confirmed that the corpse of the victim was discovered at about 5.50 am.

“When people saw him, he was beheaded. His throat was missing. People suspected that it may be a ritual killing.”

Also reacting, the Police Public Relations Officers, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the killing, but insisted that the report from the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Kolo community stated that “the attack was at the head region and his throat was slit.”

Meanwhile, an unidentified vandal was electrocuted to death along the Osiri area of Yenagoa, the State capital.

THEWILL gathered that the roasted corpse of the vandal was discovered early on Wednesday morning, hanging from the electric pole after electrocution.

A resident of the area, Pereko Stanley, said the vandal had cut one of the armoured cable, but was unfortunate on the second trip with the power coming on and he was electrocuted.

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