Benue: Police probe death of unidentified woman found at dumpsite

The Benue State Police Command has launched an investigation after the body of a yet-to-be-identified young woman was recovered in a refuse dump in Makurdi, the state capital.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Catherine Anene, said the Command has already opened an investigation into the matter, adding that the identity of the victim is still unknown.

She said the Command would do everything to unravel the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death.

OsunDailyNG recalls that the Benue State Environmental Sanitation Agency and the Benue State Police Command confirmed, in July 2023, that a woman identified as Dorcas Shangev was found dead with some of her body parts missing, 24 hours after her birthday.