By George OPARA
The Federal Capital Territory Police authority has began investigation over the killing of Blessing Moshood, a 29-year-old Sociology graduate of Kogi State University, whose body was allegedly dumped inside a canal in the Jikwoyi area of Abuja.
The deceased was said to have been found half-naked, wearing only a top, after she was declared missing by family members following her sudden disappearance last Thursday night.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine, said the case was under active investigation, following growing public outrage over the gruesome circumstances surrounding the death.
Credible intelligence about the incident was made public after the deceased’s sister, Abigail Moshood, narrated Blessing’s last known movements before her disappearance.
Abigail said Blessing left their residence around 8pm after speaking with someone on the phone.
She explained that the deceased later contacted the family about an hour later, informing them that she intended to return briefly to pick up her phone charger, which she had forgotten at home.
However, concern grew after Blessing failed to return home that night and could no longer be reached the following day.
Abigail added that the family’s fears worsened after residents began discussing the discovery of a woman’s corpse inside a canal in Jikwoyi, adding that the description of the victim’s hairstyle matched her sister’s.
“We later heard people talking about the body of a woman discovered inside a canal, and someone described the type of hairstyle the deceased had, which matched my sister’s,” she said.
She revealed their mother broke down in tears after learning that officers attached to the Jikwoyi Police Station had evacuated the corpse to a mortuary in Mararaba, Nasarawa State.
“My mother started crying, and we also learnt that policemen from the Jikwoyi Police Station had evacuated the corpse, which was found half-naked with only a top on, to a mortuary in Mararaba, Nasarawa State,” Abigail stated.
Further, the deceased’s sister said she later visited the Jikwoyi Police Station where police officers allegedly showed her photographs of the recovered body, confirming it was indeed, Blessing.
She said an officer at the station, who requested anonymity, assured the family that detectives had commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the killing.
SP Josephine maintained that the Command was pursuing all leads connected to the case, identifying and to apprehend those responsible for the alleged murder.
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