The Jigawa State Police have launched an investigation into the discovery of a headless teenager’s body found along the roadside in Jikas-Dabaja village, Gwaram Local Government Area.
SP Lawan Shiisu, the command’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement in Dutse, adding that the command is working to uncover the circumstances surrounding the tragic incident.
Shiisu said that the teenager’s corpse was found at the scene of the incident at about 9 p.m., on Wednesday.
“On Wednesday at about 2200hrs, the Divisional Police Headquarters Gwaram informed us about a corpse in Jikas-Dabaja village, Gwaram LGA.
“A team of policemen rushed to the scene and on arrival, they discovered a headless corpse. The corpse also had his private parts removed.
“The corpse was later identified as that of a 14-year-old Almajiri, who went missing two earlier,” Shiisu said.
He explained that the victim’s relatives were contacted after being certified dead by medical doctor on call.
”The remains was released to them for burial.
”Investigations are ongoing with a view to apprehending the perpetrators,” he said.
