Decomposing corpse of a 22-year-old woman was on Saturday found inside well on Umuchu Street, Ntezi-Aba area, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
It was gathered that one of the occupants of the building where the well was located had gone to fetch water, when she discovered the corpse.
It was gathered that one Mrs Elizabeth from Ntezi-Aba, however, reported the matter to the police but, before the police could get to the scene of the incident; residents of the area had deserted their houses over fear of mass arrest.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident.
Odah said the Commissioner of Police, Mr Aliyu Garba, had ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident.
She said, “The decomposing body was discovered in the well and all the tenants have deserted the house.
“Gradually they will return and the police will be able to get one or two persons and interview and be able to unravel the circumstances behind the death
“The lady has not been identified till now and the dead body has been evacuated and deposited in the mortuary.”
Credit: The Punch News