Police recover woman’s decomposing body from gutter in Bayelsa

The Bayelsa State Police Command says it has commenced an investigation into the death of a mother of three whose decomposing body was dumped in a gutter along Akali Street in Yenagoa, the state capital.

The command’s spokesman, ASP Musa Mohammed, made this known on Monday, January 8, 2024.

Mohammed said a police team evacuated the corpse and had commenced an investigation to unravel the circumstances behind the woman’s death.

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He said no suspect has been arrested but an investigation was on to track those responsible for her death.

It was learnt that the corpse of the woman was discovered on Sunday morning, following odour from the drainage where she was dumped.

Eyewitnesses said the decomposing body showed signs that she was strangled before she was dumped into the gutter.

The residents of Akali street identified the deceased as Ese, who hailed from Egbo community in Delta State.

She traded in cow skin, popularly known as Kpomo, at the Opolo market in Yenagoa.

The residents further disclosed that the deceased separated from her husband in April 2023.

The Star