The body of a senior staff of the Federal University Of Lafia,Nasarawa State,Mrs Angelina Tyem , has been discovered four days after she disappeared.
The decomposed body of Tyem was reportedly mutilated and discovered by neighbours in her apartment situated in Sabon Pegi area of Lafia town in the early hours of Sunday.
Until her death,Tyem was a senior administrative officer of the institution and a Woman Leader of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), FULafia Chapter.
She was also said to have contested for Akwanga North Constituency in the 2019 General Elections on the platform of the NNPP.
It was gathered that the deceased was involved in an accident a few weeks ago along Akwanga – Jos Road while assailants invaded her apartment in Lafia and took away all her possesions.
The Chairman of SSANU, Federal University of Lafia Chapter, Monday Seriki, who visited the scene of the incident alleged that the deceased was murdered
According to him, the victim was supposed to travel last Wednesday and so the neighbours thought she had travelled. But somehow, they noticed a stench and the neighbours searched the area to find out what it was. One of her neighbours while searching found out that her kitchen doo fromr the backyard was opened and her dead body was found.
He said he and others along with the police went inside the house and found out that she was stabbed to death four days ago .
Seriki said her car and phones are no where to be found while her body has been deposited at the Sandaji Mortuary in Lafia by the University Ambulance.
The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the incident and said it is working on further details
