Human heads not needed for monarch’s burial -Police

The Rivers State Police Command has
dismissed claim that human heads are
needed for the burial of the traditional ruler of
Woji Town, His Royal Majesty Frank Eke.
The interment of the remains of the royal
father known as Eze Gbakagbaka of Woji
Town on Sunday, June 8, 2014 has caused
apprehension among residents of Port
Harcourt, Obio.Akpor and their environs.
But a statement by the State Police
Command cautioned that the rumour was a
figment of the peddlers’ imagination, adding
that such barbaric practice could not be
imagined in the current dispensation of
human advancement.
The statement by the State Assistant Police
Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko,
urged members of the public to go about
their lawful businesses and ignore the
rumour.
It said, “The attention of the Rivers State
Police Command has been drawn to rumour
making the rounds that human heads are
needed for the on-going burial ceremony of
HRM, King, Dr (Amb) Sir Frank Adele Eke, Eze
Gbakagbaka of Woji Town, which will be
rounded off on Sunday, June 4, 2014.
“It has become very necessary to respond to
this rumour in view of the security concerns it
has raised in the State especially in Obio/
Akpor LGA. Unfortunately, this has
erroneously caused apprehensions in the
minds of people for fear of being murdered for
the said burial.
“In this regard, the Rivers State Police
Command hereby refutes the rumour as a
figment of the imagination of those who have
concocted such rumour. It is important to
state that such barbaric practice cannot be
imagined in the present civilised dispensation
of human advancement.”