The police command in Jigawa says its operatives have begun an investigation into the circumstances around the headless corpse of a teenager found on the side of the road in Jikas-Dabaja village of Gwaram LGA.

SP Lawan Shiisu, the command’s spokesperson, said this in a statement.

Mr Shiisu said the teenager’s corpse was found at about 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

“On Wednesday at about 2200hrs, the Divisional Police Headquarters Gwaram informed us about a corpse in Jikas-Dabaja village, Gwaram LGA.

“A team of policemen rushed to the scene and on arrival, they discovered a headless corpse. The corpse also had his private parts removed.

“The corpse was later identified as that of a 14-year-old Almajiri, who went missing two (sic) earlier,” Mr Shiisu said.

He explained that the victim’s relatives were contacted after being certified dead by a medical doctor on call.

”The remains were released to them for burial. Investigations are ongoing with a view to apprehending the perpetrators,” he said.

In another development, Mr Shiisu said the police were also investigating the death of a 22-year-old bride in Hadejia LGA.

Mr Shiisu said the deceased, identified as Zainab Ibrahim, was found dead with her throat slit five weeks after her wedding.

He added that the victim was rushed to the General Hospital in Hadejia, where a doctor pronounced her dead.

The police spokesman said the investigation has since begun, and efforts were being made to apprehend the crime’s perpetrators.

(NAN)