Dan Atori, Minna
Shock gripped traders and passersby on Sunday in Minna, Niger State after the discovery of a decomposing corpse of a teenage girl of about 17 years old suspected to have been abandoned by ritualists in a nearby bush by the Abdulkadir Kure Ultra Modern Market.
The corpse was discovered by some artisans and security men working at a nearby block industry mid way into the days’ work when they sighted an unusual clothing material covering something that looked strange at a particular spot.
Curiously, the artisans decided to move closer to see the clothing material which was conspicuously covering a big object that is attracting flies only to discover that it was the decomposing body of a teenage girl.
Information about the discovery of the strange corpse within the nearby bush soon spread like wild fire among traders in the market, particularly women who soon besieged the spot to catch a glimpse of the dead teenager.
Though no part of her body was missing, our correspondent gathered that the corpse had deep cut in the throat, an indication that her murderers may have tried unsuccessfully to severe her throat but may have been distracted by passersby.
The corpse, whose identity was not immediately known as at the time of filing this report, has been evacuated by the police.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Niger State Police Command, Richard Oguche, said he was not in town.
