The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has begun an investigation into the discovery of a decomposed body inside a car at the National Assembly complex in Abuja.
The deceased, identified as 55-year-old Gaddafi Iwar, a Tiv man said to be a labourer at a construction site within the complex, was found in a red Peugeot 406 with registration number BWR-577 BF around 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.
Police said the body was first taken to the National Assembly Clinic for confirmation before being moved to Asokoro General Hospital, where it was rejected due to advanced decomposition.
Leaders of the Tiv community later took the body to Gbawu village, a border town between Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) and Kuje Area Council, where it was buried.
FCT Police Command spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday.
She said, “The FCT Command received a distress call on September 7, 2025, at about 09am, reporting the discovery of an unidentified male, suspected to be a labourer whose lifeless body was found at a construction site within the National Assembly Complex.
“The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), National Assembly Division, immediately responded to the call and, upon arrival, discovered the deceased inside a red Peugeot 406 motor vehicle with registration number BWR-577 BF.
“The body was promptly evacuated to Asokoro General Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed that it was already in an advanced state of decomposition.”
Adeh added that investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death has commenced.
