The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the discovery of a lifeless body inside a vehicle at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
The body, believed to be that of a labourer, was found around 9am on Sunday, September 7, inside a red Peugeot 406 parked at a construction site within the complex.
Police spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, said in a statement yesterday that officers attached to the National Assembly Division moved to the scene following a distress call and evacuated the body to Asokoro General Hospital.
She said medical personnel at the hospital confirmed the corpse was already in an advanced state of decomposition.
“On September 7, 2025, at about 09:00 hours, the FCT Police Command received a distress call reporting the discovery of an unidentified male, suspected to be a labourer, found lifeless at a construction site within the National Assembly Complex.
“The Divisional Police Officer, National Assembly Division, immediately responded to the call and, upon arrival, discovered the deceased inside a red Peugeot 406 motor vehicle with registration number BWR-577 BF,” the statement read.
The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Ajao Adewale, has ordered a discreet investigation to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident and establish the identity of the deceased.
The incident comes weeks after police began probing the suspected suicide of a 30-year-old man, Ik Ojo, in the Kagini–Dei-Dei area of Abuja.