Terungwa Ikon, aka Ortrees, a popular singer in Benue State, has been discovered several weeks after going missing in the North Bank, a suburb of Makurdi, the state capital.
On Wednesday, April 23, 2022, the deceased went missing, according to reports.
Before going missing, the singer was said to have left his elder brother’s house for their family’s home in Makurdi’s North Bank neighborhood.
“He was never seen again until his body was discovered dumped near a river on Sunday, June 5, 2022,” a source said.
The report was confirmed by state Police Public Relations Officer Catherine Anene, a Superintendent of Police.
In a text message, Anene said, “It’s true.”
She went on to say that the singer’s body was dumped in the river, and that several arrests had been made, with the suspects being suspected cultists.
