The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has launched a manhunt for the suspected killers of a 29-year-old Sociology graduate of the Kogi State University, Blessing Moshood.
Blessing was allegedly murdered last Thursday night and her body dumped in a canal in the Jikwoyi part of Abuja.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident to journalists following a detailed account of the deceased movement prior to the incident by her sister, Abigail Moshood.
Moshood, on Sunday explained that Blessing left their home around 8pm that day after speaking with someone on the phone. According to her, the deceased later called about an hour afterwards, saying she would return home briefly to pick up her phone charger, which she had forgotten.
She added that the family became worried when they did not hear from Blessing and she failed to return home the following day.
A sister of the deceased, Abigail, who gave further explanation, narrated that the scenario changed when stories of a woman discovered inside a canal came up, of which the description of the person’s hair style by some people matched that of their sister, Blessing.
“We later heard people talking about the body of a woman discovered inside a canal, and someone described the type of hairstyle the deceased had on, which matched my sister’s.
“My mother started crying, and we also learnt that policemen from the Jikwoyi Police Station had evacuated the corpse, which was found half-naked with only a top on, to a mortuary in Mararaba, Nasarawa State.”
The sister said she later visited the Jikwoyi Police Station to inquire about the incident and was shown photographs of the deceased, which confirmed it was her sister.
