One of five abducted Abuja residents found dead in Niger

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One of five abducted Abuja residents found dead in Niger

The corpse of one of the five abducted residents of Chikakore community in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory has been found.
The body of Mrs Esther Adesiyan was reportedly recovered in a bush near Itagbajii community in Niger State on Monday night.

The deceased, her husband, Mr Akinropo Adesiyan, their son Ifeoluwa, a family member, Dr Adekunle Adeniji, and a neighbour working at a poultry farm near their house were abducted from their home at about 11:30 pm on Sunday.

The wife of the poultry worker was reportedly injured and later taken to the Kubwa General Hospital for treatment.

SP Josephine Adeh, the Police Public Relations Officer of the FCT Police Command, confirmed the abduction in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja.

Speaking about how the corpse was recovered, Mr Oluwafemi Adepoju, a co-worker and ally of the deceased’s husband, told NAN that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO) of Byazhin Police Station in Kubwa summoned him at about 8:30 in the morning.

“When I got to Byazhin Police Station this morning, the DPO, Michael Adah, told me we were going to Niger State for me to identify a recovered body.

“When we got to a general hospital near Dikko community in Niger State, I identified the corpse as my boss’s wife.

“A team of police officers and a vigilante group, who narrated how the body was recovered, said they heard a gunshot at about 9 pm on Monday around Itagbajii village while patrolling.

“The victim was shot in the left side of her chest and had bruises all over her body,” said Adepoju, a staff member of the National Assembly Commission.