The police command in Oyo state has urged residents to assist in identifying the lifeless body of an unrecognised woman, discovered within the Egbeda area, Ibadan.

In a statement on Monday by its spokesman, Ayanlade Olayinka, the command said a concerned citizen reported seeing a lifeless body lying in a drainage to the Egbeda Police Division.

“The Oyo state police command wishes to inform the general public of the discovery of the lifeless body of an unidentified woman within the Egbeda area of Ibadan,” the statement said.

“On Saturday, 14th March 2026, a report was received at the Egbeda Divisional Police Headquarters by a good Samaritan, who stated that earlier the same day, upon arriving at his car wash stand located around Ile Marun, Iwo Road, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, he observed the lifeless body of a woman lying inside a nearby drainage channel,” the police statement said.

Conducting a preliminary examination of the corpse at the scene, the spokesman said police operatives led by the divisional crime officer, Egbeda Division, found “visible marks of violence around the head region, suggesting possible foul play”.

The police added, “Photographs of the scene were taken, and the corpse was subsequently evacuated and deposited at the Adeoyo State Hospital Mortuary, Ring Road, Ibadan, for preservation and autopsy.”