Plateau state police public relations officer, Tyopev Terna,
has confirmed to journalists that the headless body of a mobile police
officer has been found around New Township Stadium along Zaria road, in
Jos North Local Government Area of the state.
According to PREMIUM Times,
the headless body which was found on Saturday but was confirmed by the
police on Wednesday, has been revealed to be a sergeant attached to
Sector 1 of Operation Safe Heaven was found.
“A captain in the army, Joel Olanrewaju, reported at the
Laranto Police Division, that headless body of one sergeant Unana
Ishaya, from Mopo 56 attached to STF sector 1, Zaria Road was found.
“That the sergeant left the base on the 1st of September in the
evening to go and buy suya (roasted meat) and did not return. The
corpse has been deposited at the Plateau Specialist Hospital.
Investigation is ongoing,” the police spokesperson said.
While speaking to a correspondent, an official at the Farar Gada
Market, close to the scene of the incident, who also confirmed the
discovery, said that there was panic around the area following the
discovery as police officers combed the area in search of the culprits.
“The deceased was attached to sector 1 of Operation Safe Haven,
a multi-security taskforce responsible for restoring peace in the state
and the sector is based inside the township stadium. The corpse of the
policeman was found behind it (stadium),” he said.
Although the police did not provide much details, residents say the murder may have been perpetrated by suspected cultists.