Naked Corpse Of Ex-UNIABUJA Female Student Found Inside Drain, Police Commence Investigation

The corpse of a former student of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Blessing Otunla, was on Sunday found naked inside a drain around the Iddo area of the Federal Capital Territory.

Otunla, a former English Language student of the university, was said to have travelled from Oyo State to Abuja on Saturday in order to get her transcript.

A student of the university, who didn’t want his name mentioned, said, “We saw the dead body of the lady at a permanent site area of the school inside the gutter that is along the road.

“Someone who knew her identified her body. She graduated two years ago. The development has caused fear among those of us staying in the area.”

A relative of Otunla with the Twitter handle, @Dondekojo, confirmed the development.

She faulted the process of having to travel to get a transcript after graduating.

She wrote, “I lost a cousin yesterday, and it’s emblematic of the state of the country. Why do graduates need to travel all the way for transcript? She travelled to Abuja for her transcript and was found dead in a gutter; so sad.”

The police in a statement signed on Monday by a spokesperson for the Commissioner of Police in Abuja, ASP Yusuf Mariam condemned the murder and assured that an investigation has been launched to apprehend the perpetrators.

“The FCT Police Command condemns in totality the murder of one Blessing Otula a former student of the University of Abuja, whose body was found along Iddo Village axis and was killed by unknown assailants.

“Consequently, the Commissioner of Police CP. Bala Ciroma has ordered a full-scale investigation into the unfortunate incident and launched a manhunt for the perpetrators while commiserating with the family of the deceased.

“The Command implores residents to report all suspicious movements, emergency or distress, through these numbers: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653,08028940883, and to report the conduct of Police Officers, call the Public Complaint Bureau (PCB) number :09022222352.”