The FCT police command has revealed that it has launched an investigation into the murder of Blessing Otunla, a former student of the University of Abuja who was found naked in a gutter along the Iddo Village axis of the FCT.
In a statement signed on Monday, May 24 by the spokesperson for the Commissioner of Police in Abuja, ASP Yusuf Mariam, the police revealed that the investigation is meant to apprehend the perpetrators of the act and brought to book.
The statement read;
“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.”
Recall that we earlier reported that the student was killed after arriving at the institution from Oyo state to get her transcript. Read the earlier report here.
