The men of the Anambra State Police Command has recovered the body of a yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man from a river in Ojoto, Anambra State.
The deceased whose corpse has been deposited in the mortuary was found floating on the river bank with head injuries and hands tied behind his back.
Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed who confirmed the incident said:
“Today, 21/11/2019 at about 10:am, following a tip-off, Police Patrol team attached to Ojoto Division discovered the lifeless body of a middle-aged man whose identity is yet unknown.
“The body was floating on the river bank with his hands tied behind his back and bruises all over his head.
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“Corpse was brought out of the river, photographed and deposited at St Michael hospital mortuary, Umuoji for autopsy.
“The Command implores the public whose relations got missing and matched above description to report at Ojoto Division for possible identification of the corpse,” he added.
Haruna added that a full-scale investigation had been launched into the incident.
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