24-year-old delivery lady killed, body dumped inside bush

The Benue State Police Command on Thursday in Makurdi confirmed the killing of a 24-year-lady, Joy Onoh, on Wednesday at the Federal Low Cost Housing Estate, North Bank, Makurdi.

Police spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene, said that a case of a missing person was reported on Tuesday.

Anene said a search was conducted and on Wednesday, Joy’s corpse was discovered in a bush at the housing estate.

“She was called to deliver goods at the housing estate. She resides behind NUJ House, Makurdi,” Anene said.

Anene added that Joy’s corpse had been deposited in a mortuary while investigation was ongoing to ascertain the cause death.

Mother of the deceased, Grace Onoh, a widow who hails from Obollo Afor, Enugu State, narrated that her daughter left home on Tuesday to deliver some clothes at the housing estate.

Onoh said: “She left the house at about 4:50pm and did not return.

“I made frantic efforts to call her phone, but someone ‘busied’ it.

“Her sister called and this time, it went through but she cried asking her sister to send her bank details.

“I reported the matter to the police that night, but they asked me to come back on Wednesday.

“On Wednesday, they told me to wait till after 24 hours only to hear by 5pm that her body was found in the estate.”