Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The police in Cross River State have arrested a mortician after discovering eight well-dried corpses in an embalming hall at Isong Inyang Community along the Calabar-Ikom Highway.

The police said the discovery followed a tip-off last Friday, prompting operatives to storm the facility.

In a statement on Saturday, the police spokesperson in the state, Eitokpah Sunday, said, "At about 11:56 a.m. on the said date, credible information was received by the police regarding the presence of corpses at the facility. Operatives were immediately mobilised to the scene to verify the report."

He added, "Upon arrival, eight well-dried corpses were discovered in the hall."

According to the police, the suspect, Sunday Reuben, who ...