Plateau: Man’s mutilated body found behind Pankshin market, vital organs missing

The mutilated, decomposing body of an unidentified man has been found behind the Monday Market in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The corpse was discovered on Tuesday morning, with his private part and other vital organs missing.

It was gathered that the corpse was discovered by members of the community in the morning, after which security operatives who were alerted arrived at the scene to evacuate the body to the General Hospital, Pankshin.

The discovery, which a resident, Panshak Rogo, described as disturbing, attracted concerned community members, who raised concerns as efforts were intensified to ascertain the identity of the deceased.

Rogo, who spoke to newsmen at the hospital, said, “This is a bizarre discovery as nobody witnessed any violence. It was either he was silently killed there or that he was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the back of the hospital before it was discovered today. Presently we are trying to ascertain his identity.”

“We are urging members of the public who filed a relative missing report to come to the hospital for possible identification because some sensitive organs have been removed from the body. His ears and nose were cut off, while his private part has also been tampered with.”

He also appealed to anyone with useful information about the deceased or the circumstances surrounding his death to report to the police.