Popular Abuja-based cross-dresser, Area Mama, murdered

A popular crossdresser popularly called ‘Area Mama’ has been murdered in a most brutal manner, and his body was dumped by the roadside on Thursday, August 8, in FCT.

In the viral photos that surfaced on social media, the cross-dresser is seen lifeless and covered with bruises sustained from the alleged beating he received before passing away.

Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, said in response to a distress call received by the Command Control Room on August 8, 2024, at around 7:40 am, that an unidentified lady was seen lying motionless along Katampe – Mabushi expressway, a team of detectives was immediately dispatched to the scene.

Police preliminary investigation disclosed it was a case of suspected homicide.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the individual was a man fully dressed in female clothing with no means of identification on him. He was immediately taken to Maitama District Hospital where doctors on duty confirmed him dead.

“The Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh, has promptly ordered a thorough and discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding his death. Updates on this matter will be communicated in due course.”