By Ikugbadi Oluwasegun
The corpse of a yet to be identified man has been found in a car parked outside the Annex building Gate of the National Assembly, near the office of the secretary to the government of the Federation, SGF building. The body according to a police report was found in a sleeping position at the back seat of a red Peugeot 406 with registration number BWR 577 BF.
The deceased according to the report is suspected to be a laborer at a construction site within the National Assembly. Due to the advanced state of decomposition of the deceased, investigations are on for identification after evacuation to the mortuary. However, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the discovery of a lifeless body inside a vehicle parked at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the body was found on September 7, 2025, at about 9am following a distress call. According to the command, On September 7, 2025, at about 09:00 hours, the FCT Police Command received a distress call reporting the discovery of an unidentified male, suspected to be a laborer, found lifeless at a construction site within the National Assembly Complex.
The police disclosed that 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 command added.
The body was thereafter taken to the hospital. The body was promptly evacuated to the Asokoro General Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed that it was already in an advanced state of decomposition. Meanwhile, the command said the FCT Commissioner of Police has ordered a thorough probe into the case.
