.BENIN CITY—Residents of Benin City, yesterday, found the corpses of three dead babies dumped along Second East Circular Road, off Sakponba Road.
Two of them suspected to be twins were wrapped in clothes and kept inside a carton under a palm tree while the third was a toddler of about 18 months.
The two babies, believed to be twins, were already decomposing when they were found while the girl was dressed in white shirt and purple skirt.
Residents of the area said they saw the bodies at the early hours of yesterday.
Policemen were seen taking photographs of the bodies but they were yet to be removed as at press time.
Meanwhile, the Edo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two teenagers, Monday Gideon and Ebhomen Junior who obtained the sum of N300,000 after sending threatening text messages to some persons.
Monday was said to have used part of his share of the money to purchase a bicycle while his accomplice was planning a birthday party before they were arrested.
The suspects aged 14, were said to have threatened to kidnap and kill a businessman and his two children based in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State if he refused to pay N300,000.
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