The Police Command in Zamfara said it had arrested three suspects in connection with the 23 unidentified corpses found in Boko Community , Zurmi Local Government Area of the state .
The Police Public Relations Officer for the command , Superintendent of Police Muhammad Shehu, revealed this in a statement signed and issued to journalists in Gusau on Monday .
Shehu noted that the information at the disposal of the command revealed that the unidentified corpses were discovered littered in the bush last Friday .
“ The Divisional Police Officer of Zurmi Local Government Area mobilised to the scene and evacuated 23 corpses with the assistance of people of the community .
“ The command has commenced investigation into the matter , even when the identities of the victims were yet to be ascertained ,’’ he said .
He explained that the three arrested suspects were helping the police in their investigation .
“ The Commissioner of Police , Mr. Kenneth Ebrimson , has assigned a special police team of the command to arrest the perpetrators of the act .
“ He appealed to communities in the state to always provide useful information to assist security agencies to fight criminals, ’’ he said .
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