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Police investigating after lady found dead, mutilated in Jos hotel: Official

The suspect, who is at large, is said to have ran away with all means to identity the victim.

• January 6, 2022
Plateau CP, Edward Chuka Egbuka
Edward Chuka Egbuka

The police is investigating a January 1 incident in Jos where a young lady was killed and her mutilated corpse abandoned in a hotel.

Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in Plateau told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday.

“The Command is aware of the ugly incident which took place on Jan. 1, at the Domus Pacis lodge. The suspect, who is at large, went away with all means to identity the victim.

“The Commissioner of Police has ordered a discrete investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and to arrest the perpetrators of that dastardly act.

“We promise to furnish the media with more details on the incident as it unfolds,” the spokesperson said.

He also said that the corpse has been deposited at the mortuary of the Plateau Specialist Hospital, Jos.

(NAN)

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