Operatives of the Imo State Police Command have uncovered a shocking criminal operation involving a hotel and a mortuary allegedly used by a syndicate for kidnapping, ransom collection, and organ harvesting. The discovery was made along the Airport–Owerri–Aba Road in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area after weeks of covert surveillance.
The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, ordered the intelligence operation following multiple distress reports from motorists who were repeatedly attacked and kidnapped in the Ngor Okpala corridor.
According to police findings, the suspected mastermind is High Chief Stanley Oparaugo, popularly known as “Morocco,” a resident of Ngor Okpala. He is believed to own two key facilities linked to the crime ring: Jessy Best Hotel in Ihitte Okwe and a nearby mortuary known as Ugwudi, both situated along the Airport–Owerri–Aba Road.
Investigators reported that unsuspecting victims were lured into the hotel, robbed, and abducted. They were then forced to pay ransom, but several individuals who reportedly paid their captors never returned home and were declared missing by their families.
Police sources further revealed that victims were allegedly transferred to the mortuary, where they were killed and dismembered, with their organs harvested and sold to criminal buyers.
CP Danjuma led a police team to the scene, where Jessy Best Hotel was found abandoned. At the Ugwudi mortuary, officers discovered several mutilated bodies believed to be victims of the syndicate’s activities.
Authorities say the prime suspect, High Chief Oparaugo, and his accomplices fled before officers arrived, and efforts are now underway to track them down.
The operation was carried out in partnership with the Imo State Commissioner for Health, the Chairperson of Ngor Okpala Local Government Area, and local vigilante groups. Tactical units—including the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of operations, the Divisional Police Officer for Ngor Okpala, and community vigilantes—have since secured the area to prevent further criminal activities.
The Imo State Police Command has urged residents to remain vigilant and provide any useful information that may support the ongoing investigation.
