The Cross River State Police Command has dismissed as false and misleading a viral video alleging organ harvesting in Isong Nyang community, Akamkpa Local Government Area, clarifying that no such case has been recorded anywhere in the council area NEGROIDHAVEN has confirmed.
The Command, in a statement issued Wednesday by its Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday, said preliminary investigations showed that the controversy stemmed from the discovery of eight corpses in an abandoned metal shed near a scrap site at Isong Nyang Junction on February 13, 2026.
According to the police, operatives who visited the scene arrested one Sunday Reuben Ben, 56, identified as a former staff member and locally trained mortician with Enghaut Company in Akamkpa.
The suspect reportedly confessed during interrogation that he previously managed the company’s morgue and handled deceased staff members. He further disclosed that he received bodies of relatives of staff without formal authorisation from the company’s management and preserved them in the facility.
Police said the company later folded up and was sold to another firm. While corpses belonging to verified staff members were compensated for and released to their families for burial, eight bodies — six males and two females — allegedly belonging to undocumented relatives were left in his custody.
The statement added that the suspect claimed he was instructed to evacuate the remaining corpses, prompting him to relocate them to a metal shed along Isong Nyang community near Raboni Church.
The Command further explained that the shed was vandalised by unknown persons on February 12, 2026, exposing the corpses and triggering widespread panic and speculation on social media, including unfounded claims of organ harvesting.
“So far, five of the corpses have been identified by their relatives and are undergoing evacuation for burial, while efforts are ongoing to evacuate the remaining bodies. Investigation is still in progress,” the statement read.
The police urged residents to remain calm and desist from spreading unverified information capable of causing tension within the state.
Reaffirming its commitment to safeguarding lives and property, the Command encouraged citizens to channel credible information through its official communication lines.
