The Jigawa State Police Command has begun investigation into the circumstances around the headless corpse of a teenager found on the side of the road in Jikas-Dabaja village of Gwaram Local Government Area of the state.
The Spokesman of the Command and a Superintendent of Police, SP Lawan Shiisu, revealed this in a statement he issued on Saturday.
According to Shiisu, the teenager’s corpse was found at the scene of the incident at about 9pm on Wednesday.
The Police Public Relations Officer said: “On Wednesday at about 2200hrs, the Divisional Police Headquarters Gwaram informed us about a corpse in Jikas-Dabaja village, Gwaram LGA.
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“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 days earlier.”
Shiisu explained that the victim’s relatives were contacted after being certified dead by a medical doctor on call.
He added: “The remains were released to them for burial.
“Investigations are ongoing with a view to apprehending the perpetrators.”
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