Fifteen decapitated bodies were on Tuesday discovered dumped at the Five Miles area on the outskirt of Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

The discovery of the beheaded corpses, which include males and females, had left the residents in the area in a state of shock, WuzupNigeria reports.

The dead bodies were dumped in the steep valley along the double carriageway under construction by Governor Ben Ayade.

The identity of the bodies is not yet known and those who might have dumped them there.

The gory spectacle was discovered by farmers this early morning.

“Some persons may have brought these corpses and dumped here in a vehicle last night,” Alex a commercial driver who parked to observe the spectacle noted.

He said the people may have been killed in Calabar and taken to the  lonely area

”I wonder why police and security agents who mount roadblocks along this road could not intercept them because the odour that can emanate from such bodies can be very strong,” he added.