Police Probe Death Of Missing Woman In Bauchi

The Bauchi State Police Command has launched a full-scale probe into the decease of a 24-year-old woman, Fatima Salihu Mohammed, whose decomposing assemblage was discovered successful a maize workplace located wrong the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi unit quarters.

The lawsuit was archetypal reported connected September 25, 2025, erstwhile Fatima’s father, 62-year-old Salihu Mohammed Chimo, lodged a ailment astatine the ‘E’ Division Police Headquarters that his girl had near location connected September 24 to bargain groceries astatine Birshin Fulani but ne'er returned.

A connection by the Command’s spokesperson, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, connected Tuesday, explained that detectives with surveillance expertise and technological tools were instantly deployed to hint the deceased’s whereabouts.

“On September 29, the Command received a distress telephone from the Village Head of Birshin Fulani that helium had been informed by 1 Bashar Adamu, who portion moving connected his father’s maize workplace wrong the Federal Polytechnic unit quarters, perceived a foul odour. Upon checking, helium discovered the decomposed assemblage of a young lady.

“Unfortunately, connected 29th September 2025 astatine astir 1230hrs accusation receipt done a distress telephone from colony caput of Birshin Fulani indicated that connected the aforesaid day astatine astir 1200hrs helium received accusation from 1 Bashar Adamu ‘m’ of Birshin Fulani portion moving connected his father’s maize workplace situated wrong Federal Polytechnic unit quarters, helium perceived an unpleasant odour wrong the farm, portion searching to cognize the origin of odour, helium discovered a decomposing pistillate body,” the constabulary said.

Wakil further explained that constabulary detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer of ‘E’ Division, rushed to the scene, cordoned disconnected the area, and confirmed the assemblage arsenic that of the missing Fatima Mohammed. “Her idiosyncratic belongings, including the groceries she had purchased, were recovered beside her.”

He added that her remains were evacuated to the Federal Polytechnic Clinic, wherever a aesculapian practitioner certified her dead.

The constabulary spokesperson added that the assemblage was aboriginal released to her household for burial successful accordance with Islamic rites.

The State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has acceptable up a peculiar homicide squad to behaviour a broad investigation.

He assured that the Command volition prosecute each leads, stitchery indispensable grounds and ensure justice.