Corpse found with organs removed in Plateau community

Daily Trust | 07-10-2026 05:52am |

The mutilated corpse of an unidentified man was found behind the Monday Market in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday morning, with his private part and other vital organs allegedly removed. Sources in the area said members of the community discovered the corpse in the morning and alerted security operatives. Police personnel later arrived at the scene and evacuated the body to the General Hospital, Pankshin, where efforts were made to identify the deceased. A community source, Panshak Rogo, who spoke at the hospital, said the identity of the deceased was yet to be established. He said the corpse is yet to be identified because some sensitive organs have been removed from the body, including his ears and nose, while his private part has also been tampered with. Rogo urged members of the public whose relatives were missing to check the hospital.

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