Police Begin Probe Into Corpse Found At NASS Complex

The Nigeria Police Force has commenced investigation into the dead body discovered at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.

Spokesperson of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement on Monday, said the decomposing body has been deposited at the Asokoro General Hospital, while investigation into the incident has commenced.

Adeh narrated that the FCT Command received a distress call on September 7, 2025, at about 09am, reporting the discovery of an unidentified male, suspected to be a labourer whose lifeless body was found at a construction site within the National Assembly Complex.

“The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), National Assembly Division, immediately responded to the call and, upon arrival, discovered the deceased inside a red Peugeot 406 motor vehicle with registration number BWR-577 BF.

“The body was promptly evacuated to Asokoro General Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed that it was already in an advanced state of decomposition,” the FCT police spokesperson said.

She revealed that the FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Ajao Olawale has ordered a discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident and directed that efforts be intensified to establish the identity of the deceased.