Blessing Moshood, a 29 year-old Kogi State University graduate, has been found dead in a canal in Jikwoyi, Abuja.
The sister of the deceased, Abigail Moshood, disclosed that Blessing had stepped out of their home around 8pm after receiving a phone call.
She explained that the deceased later reached out again about an hour later, mentioning she would briefly return home to collect her phone charger, which she had left behind.
However, concern grew when Blessing did not return as said and could not be reached the following day.
“We later heard people talking about the body of a woman discovered inside a canal, and someone described the type of hairstyle the deceased had on, which matched my sister’s,” she said.
She added, “My mother started crying, and we also learnt that policemen from the Jikwoyi Police Station had evacuated the corpse, which was found half-naked with only a top on, to a mortuary in Mararaba, Nasarawa State.”
Her sister further explained that when she visited the Jikwoyi Police Station to seek clarity, she was shown images of the recovered body, which confirmed her worst fears.
In the neighbourhood, residents described Blessing as warm and intelligent. One of them, Margaret, said she was well-educated and easy to talk to.
“I learnt she graduated with a Second Class Upper in Sociology, and whenever she spoke, you could hardly fault her English,” she said.
“She was also very friendly in this neighbourhood and will be greatly missed by all of us, especially the children who have been crying since they learnt of her death.”
Another resident, Abdullahi Musa, called on security agencies to step up patrols and intensify operations around the Jikwoyi Medical Centre axis, noting that cases of phone snatching and other crimes were common in the area.
