Sad: Groundnut Hawker, 16, Found Dead At Block Industry In Aba

A 16-year old girlwas found dead on Saturday at the premises of a
block industry in Aba, Abia.
The girl hawked groundnuts around Eziukwu road in Aba.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that her remains were dumped
at a corner of the industry unclad, with her pant hanging on oneof her
legs and foam oozing out of her nose.
The tray of groundnuts being hawked by the deceased was kept on top of
a nearby platform very close to where her body was dumped.
Some residents at the scene told NAN that the girl must have been
strangled but was made unclad to make her death seem like a r*pe case.
A man, who pleaded anonymity, said the girl got a call as she was
selling groundnut to him around 8 p.m. on Friday from the suspected
killers and hurriedlydashed out to attend to her caller.
Another source close to the victim's family said that the members
became apprehensive when they called her phone number repeatedly
around 9 p.m. on the fateful date, but the phone was switched off.
They were, however, notified on Saturday morning that the girl had
been found dead at the premises of a block industry.
They said that the brother-in-law to the lady had to notify the police
of the crime after residents on the street showed them her corpse.
The Police Area Commander in charge of Aba Area Command, ACP Rabiu
Dayi, who spoke at the crime scene,described the incident as
unfortunate.
He assured that the police were on top of the situation and would,
with time, ascertain the cause of her death and the people behind it.
Dayi said his men would leaveno stone unturned in apprehending the
culprits andalso make sure that they werebrought to justice.
Confirming the report, the state Police Commissioner, MrUsman
Abubakar, said that thecorpse would be subjected to autopsy, to
ascertain the causeof her death.
"Nobody was there when it happened. Her body was found dumped in a
block industry premises and nobodycan say exactly what caused her
death.
"The foam coming from her nose could mean that she wasstrangled to
death. It is only medical professionals that cantell us the exact
cause of her death and that will be through autopsy report.
"Whatever that could have ledto her death would be unravelled as soon
as the autopsy report is out," Abubakar said.