There was panic Wednesday along the ever busy Enugu-Abakaliki express road between the hours 9 and 10am when some suspected security agents intercepted 5 suspects including a lady (names withheld) in a commercial vehicle along the boundary between Ebonyi and Enugu States with suspected 4 fresh human heads.

It was gathered that the suspects were intercepted during a stop and search operation conducted by the said security operatives who was said to have been on their trail.

A reliable source at the scene of the arrest observed that the suspects were heading to Cross River from Enugu.

It was discovered that when the suspects made attempt to runaway from the scene after the fresh human heads were discovered in a sac bag in their possession, the said security operatives shot them on their legs to restrain them from running away.

An eyewitness who did not want her name in print revealed the security agents wore bullet proof vests.

According to the eyewitness, the human heads were displayed on the highway before the unsuspecting public and motorists who had crowded the scene discussing the scenario.

The security operatives later whisked the suspects away to an undisclosed destination. As at the time of this report, the Ebonyi state police command were yet to react to the development.