Mr Salihu Muhammad Chimo, a senior staff member and immediate past Director of Academic Planning at the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, has recounted the tragic discovery of his 24-year-old daughter, Fatima Salihu Muhammad Chimo, whose decomposing body was found five days after she went missing.
Chimo, who resides in the staff quarters, told a correspondent that Fatima was on an errand to get groceries in the neighbouring Birshin Fulani community, located behind the Polytechnic perimeter fence, on Thursday last week.
Chimo stated: “Every other sibling went to school. She was asked to get things to prepare food at about 10:00 a.m. Since that time, we did not hear from anyone about her whereabouts. We reported it to the authorities.”
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He explained the gruesome discovery: “It was five days later that some people called me from the leader of the Birshin Fulani community, saying they found a decomposing body inside a maize farm close to our quarters. Her corpse had started smelling. We noticed that some organs had been removed before she was dumped in that place,” he said.
The incident adds to a troubling history of insecurity in the area.
In August, armed men invaded the Polytechnic at midnight to rob students, leading to protests that degenerated into chaos, with police using teargas.
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The management was forced to shut down the school for two weeks to address safety concerns. Also in August, a student of the nearby Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic was fatally stabbed during a robbery in the Wunti-Dada community.
The Bauchi Police Command, in a statement on Tuesday, announced that it has launched a “manhunt for the perpetrators” and promised to ensure that justice is delivered.
The Command’s spokesperson, Ahmed Wakil, said the Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has assembled a team of “experienced homicide investigators” to conduct a “thorough, methodical, and timely investigation.”
Wakil said the team’s objective is “to gather evidence, eliminate uncertainties, and guarantee that justice is administered through a comprehensive process that adheres to all essential protocols necessary for a detailed investigation.”
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