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The Chairman of Emohua local government area of Rivers State, Chidi Lloyd, has uncovered an illegal mortuary at Elele-Alimini General Hospital, where kidnap victims who died in the custody of their abductors are usually deposited. He also uncovered a depot operated by illegal petroleum refiners inside the hospital, and ordered for immediate investigation and prosecution of the arrested suspects to establish the ownership of the oil bunkering sites. He expressed worries over the complicit silence of the leadership of the community, and ordered the security personnel to search the entire hospital. He also arrested two drivers who were caught transporting illegally refined petroleum products at Rumuekpe junction along the East-West road.