A commercial cyclist, Nura Yusuf, who had been declared missing, has been found dead inside an uncompleted building around Gas Pipeline area in Unguwar Sabo-Tasha, along the Abaji-Gwagwalada Road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Our reporter learnt that the deceased, a native of Bagwa Local Government Area of Kano State, had reportedly picked up passengers heading towards the Gas Pipeline area, where he was allegedly strangled.

A close friend of the deceased, Ibrahim Baba, who confirmed the incident to our reporter on Monday, said the decomposing body of the cyclist was discovered inside an uncompleted building in the area on Saturday.

He said some farmers heading to their farms discovered the body after perceiving a bad odour from the building.

“It was some farmers who were going to the farms that discovered the body following a bad odour from the area. They moved closer and discovered the body,” he said.

According to him, the cyclist had been declared missing for several weeks before his corpse was found on Saturday.

Baba said the police were immediately alerted and officers were mobilised to the scene.

He said the decomposed body was subsequently buried at the scene.

Baba said the deceased, who resided in Abaji town, was survived by a pregnant wife.

He added that the deceased’s phone could not be reached from the time he was declared missing until his body was discovered on Saturday.

A police source at the Abaji Division, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also confirmed the discovery of the decomposed body.

“Upon the arrival of policemen at the scene, the body had already decomposed, so the corpse was buried at the scene,” the source said. (Daily Trust)