A bag containing human body parts was discovered near a stream in the Alama community of Jos North Local Government Area, Plateau State on Wednesday, March 20.
It was said that the dismembered body parts belonged to a man.
According to a source who is a resident of the community, stated that the street cleaners made the grisly discovery and immediately alerted other community members to the scene.
Expressing shock over the incident, he described the discovery as a disturbing scene.
“I have not seen something like this before. It was this morning that my neighbor told me that a bag containing the human body was found near a stream close to the Kabong Satellite market.
“When we rushed to the place, we discovered that it was true. The white sack containing the body was tied and dumped on the ground, but you could see the human leg and other parts when you come close to the bag.
“It was indeed a horrible scene, but nobody could tell who the victim was and what happened to him or the people who killed him in such a horrible manner”, he stated.
The police officers who arrived in the area later evacuated the body bag.
The spokesman for the state police command, Alabo Alfred, confirmed the development stating that an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident was ongoing
“We can’t say anything concerning the body that was found today in the Alama community because we have commenced investigation. When we are done, we can tell you what happened, ” the PPRO said.
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