Police Debunks Alleged Organ Harvesting In Cross River, Warn Against Falsehoods

By Patrick Obia

The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, says its attention has been drawn to a viral video circulating on social media alleging organ harvesting in Isong Nyang, Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state.

The Command in a press release issued on Thursday, February 19th, 2026 in Calabar by the Command’s spokesman, ASP Eitokpah Sunday, for the Commissioner of Police, refuted the claims. Describing it as “misleading and unfounded.”

According to the Police, preliminary investigations reveal that on 13th February 2026, the Command received a report regarding the discovery of eight (8) corpses in an abandoned metal shed near a scrap site at Isong Nyang Junction.

Upon visitation to the scene, one suspect, Sunday Reuben Ben (male, 56 years), was apprehended. During interrogation, the suspect confessed that he was formerly a staff and locally trained mortician with Enghaut Company in Akamkpa, where he managed the company’s morgue and handled deceased staff members.

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He disclosed that he also received bodies of staff relatives without formal authorization from the company’s management and preserved them in the morgue.

According to the suspect, the company folded up last year and was subsequently sold to another firm. Corpses belonging to verified staff members were compensated for and released to their families for burial. However, eight (8) corpses — six males and two females belonging to relatives of staff not officially documented by the company were left in his custody.

The suspect stated that he was instructed to evacuate the remaining corpses. Consequently, he relocated them to a metal shed along Isong Nyang community near Raboni Church, Akamkpa.

On 12th February 2026, the metal shed was reportedly vandalized by unknown individuals, exposing the corpses and leading to widespread concern and misinformation on social media.

The police said after interrogating the suspect and directives, five (5) of the corpses have been identified by their relatives and are undergoing evacuation for burial. “Efforts are ongoing to evacuate the remaining bodies. Investigation is still in progress,” the PPRO Sunday said.

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He urged the public to remain calm and desist from spreading unverified information capable of causing unnecessary panic and tension within the State, even as the Command remains committed to safeguarding lives and property across Cross River.

Citizens are encouraged to report credible information through the following official channels: Control Room (Calabar): 0705 335 5415. Complaint Response Unit (CRU): 08137083052, 08134096900.