A lady identified simply as Lucy, who had gone missing on January 5, was found dead in her apartment located along the NNPC Road in Asaba, Delta State capital.
PUNCH Metro gathered on Monday from a Facebook post shared by the Senior Special Assistant on Civil Society and Youth Mobilisation to the Delta State Governor, Harrison Gwamnishu, that the body of Lucy was discovered by a member of her workplace.
He narrated that after the lady had become absent from work without communication, the management of her workplace sent someone to her residence to find out about her absence.
The person sent was said to have met the door of the apartment locked which prompted the co-worker to peep through the window.
The co-worker was said to have raised the alarm after seeing the lifeless body of Lucy which drew attention to the scene.
Gwamnishu said, “At her workplace, they started looking for her on January 5. They called her number and it was not going through. So, they sent someone to check on her and find out why she had not been coming to work.
“On getting there, she said the door was locked and she checked through the window and what she saw was the lifeless body on the floor naked and with blood everywhere.
“Upon investigation, it was discovered that there were marks on her body, her finger was caught with a knife and her hair was scattered on the floor which showed that she struggled. Lucy was allegedly murdered in her house.”
The SSA urged the Delta State Police Command to ensure justice was served on the matter and the perpetrators brought to book.
He also urged residents of the state to always report any threat to their lives to avoid situations such as this.
“Nobody knows who killed Lucy. We are just praying that the Delta State Police Command headed by CP Abaniwonda will do a thorough investigation into the matter.
“If anyone threatens your life, maybe you are a young girl living in Asaba and someone is threatening you and you don’t know what to do, please send me a DM. Do not take any threat as a minor threat. Take them seriously and report the person,” Gwamnishu said.
The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident in an exclusive chat with our correspondent on Monday.
He added that an investigation had commenced into the matter.
“Confirmed and investigation is ongoing,” Edafe said.
