The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has uncovered the identity of a well-known crossdresser, referred to as “Abuja Area Mama,” who was tragically murdered in Abuja earlier this month.
Naija News previously reported that the crossdresser’s lifeless body was found along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway on the morning of August 8.
Following the discovery, the FCT Police launched an investigation to determine the circumstances leading to the incident.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, revealed that preliminary investigations identified the deceased as a 33-year-old male named Ifeanyi Chukwu-Agah Benedict.
According to Adeh, Ifeanyi hailed from Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and resided in the Dapé area of Karmo, Abuja, before his untimely death. The police have contacted Ifeanyi’s family, who are cooperating with the ongoing investigation.
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In another development, a police officer, Corporal Chibuzoer Ojubole, was killed in an attack by gunmen on a patrol unit in Delta State. The tragic incident occurred on August 18, when the gunmen ambushed the police patrol vehicle on Commissioner Road off UTI in Effurun, within the Uvwie Local Government Area. Reports indicate that the attackers specifically targeted Corporal Ojubole, while other officers managed to escape. It remains unclear whether the assailants made off with any weapons from the attacked vehicle.
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