Categories: Crimes

Missing lady found dead on Bauchi farm

A 24-year-old lady, Fatima Mohammed, who was earlier missing, has been found dead on a farm in the Yelwa area of Bauchi State.

The Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the incident on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Wakil said: “Fatima, daughter of Salihu Mohammed Chimo, 62, of the Federal Polytechnic Staff Quarters, Bauchi, went missing on September 24, 2025, after she was sent to buy groceries at Birshin Fulani.

“On September 29, at about 12:30 p.m., the Command received a distress call from the Village Head of Birshin Fulani, reporting the discovery of a decomposing female body in a maize farm near the staff quarters.”

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Wakil disclosed that police operatives visited the scene and identified the body of the missing lady, adding that the deceased’s bag and groceries were found beside her.

The police spokesman said the lady was referred to the Federal Polytechnic clinic, where a medical practitioner confirmed her dead.

Wakil added that the corpse was released to the family for burial.

Wakil said the Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has set up a special homicide team to investigate the incident.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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