An Abuja-based construction engineer, identified as Humphrey Nnaji was murdered over the weekend by a person suspected to be an assassin.
His decomposing body was discovered by the police command in his apartment in the Dawaki area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
A source explained that the engineer was at home when his assailants forced their way into the premises, killed him and left his lifeless body on a chair before taking off from the scene.
He said that it was when his neighbours started smelling a foul odour from his apartment on Saturday that they acted swiftly to alert the police about their observation.
The source said that the FCT police command who responded to investigate the matter found Nnaji’s lifeless body on a chair in the apartment.
The source said that, “The engineer’s corpse was found in his apartment in the Dawaki area.
“The policemen came to evacuate his corpse on Saturday around 8pm.
“The corpse was already decomposing which means that the incident might have happened before Saturday.
“People in the area are still yet to come to terms with how the incident happened.
“The house has been cordoned off as we speak.”
A security source in the FCT Police Command said that the policemen, while observing the crime scene, found a hammer beside Nnaji’s corpse, and a written note which revealed that the killing may have been carried out by someone who claimed to be avenging the death of his sister.
The source said, “The deceased must have been killed with a hammer.
“A sledgehammer with blood stains was found beside him. Also, the backside of his head had a deep cut.
“He was seated on his chair with two pieces of handset charging cord cables around his neck.
“Also, a written note by someone who identified himself as Alfa was seen on his table.
“He claimed that he killed the deceased to avenge the death of his sister and also accused him of using other girls for Yahoo Plus. “
Speaking on the development, the spokesperson for the FCT command, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident, stating that investigation was ongoing on the matter.
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