The lifeless body of one of the five abducted residents of Chikakore community in Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been found.
Esther Adesiyan’s body was reportedly recovered in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger State on Monday.
The deceased, her husband, Akinropo Adesiyan, their son, Ifeoluwa and a family member, Dr Adekunle Adeniji were abducted from their home with a neighbour working in a poultry farm near the house around 11.30 pm on Sunday.
The wife of the poultry worker was reportedly injured and later taken to the Kubwa General hospital for treatment.
FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the abduction in a statement on Monday.
Speaking on how the corpse was recovered, Oluwafemi Adepoju, a co-worker and ally of the husband to the deceased, said the Divisional Police Officer of Byazhin Police Station in Kubwa summoned him around 8.30am.
“When I got to Byazhin Police station this morning, the DPO, Michael Adah, told me we were going to Niger state for me to identify a recovered dead body.
“When we got to a General Hospital located near Dikko community in Niger state, I identified the corpse to be my boss’s wife.
“A team of Police and Vigilante group who narrated how the corpse was recovered said they heard a gunshot around 9 pm on Monday around Itagbajii village, while patrolling.
“The victim was shot in the left side of her chest and has bruises all over her body,” Adepoju, a staff member of the National Assembly Commission said.
Adepoju said the security team explained that the victim could have been shot dead by the abductors because she was fagged out and unable to continue with the tedious and strenuous journey in the bush.
He said after identifying the body, they returned to Abuja with the corpse, which was deposited at the Kubwa General Hospital.
All efforts to get the reaction and update on the case were futile. Calls and messages to the mobile phone of the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josphine Adeh, were not returned or picked.
– Nation