Police investigate decomposed body discovered behind power transformer in Ebonyi

The Police Command in Ebonyi says investigations are ongoing to unravel the identity of a decomposed body found behind a power transformer in Abakaliki.

DSP Joshua Ukandu, the Spokesperson of the Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that the investigation would also seek to determine the cause of death.

Ukandu explained that the corpse was discovered along Onogoro Street, leading to the international market.

“Yes, the command has received a report of a corpse found around the market. We are going to carry out an investigation to get details of what actually happened.

“The Command has reached out to the DPO covering the area, and I am sure plans are ongoing to evacuate the body.

“For now, nobody knows what happened or how the corpse was dumped behind the transformer.

“Whether he or she was into vandalism, we do not know yet,” Ukandu said.