Police find 83 corpses at black magic shrine in Nigeria

Nigeria's deputy police chief, Sunday Ehindero, told reporters that investigators had recovered documents listing the names of Nigerians who went to the Okija shrines to consult the traditional deities.

The grisly discoveries in Okija forest have become a sensation in Nigeria, where it is commonly believed that many of the rich and powerful secretly attend black magic ceremonies to strengthen their authority.

"The police will carry out radiological studies into some bones and forensic investigation on the corpses, some of which heads have been severed," he said.

"Police are concerned about how the headless bodies found their way into the shrines. The priests must tell us who owns the skulls and skeletons," he said.