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The ex-student of UniAbuja bod recovered dead in a drain
ENOCH Oyedibu
THE bod of a past student of the University of Abuja, Blessing Otunla, was on Sunday found dead inside a drain at Iddo area of the Federal Capital Territory.
Otunla, a quondam student of the English Language in the university, was reported to have sojourn from Oyo State to Abuja on Saturday in order to secure her transcript.
A student of the university, who delight to not disclose his identity, said, they saw the dead body, alongside others, of the lady at a permanent site area of the school inside the gutter that is along the road.
Claiming that Someone who knew her identified her bod. She was once a student of the institution two years ago.
Also one of Otunla relative on twitter @Dondekojo, tweeted that he lost a cousin.
She decried the process of having to travel to get transcript after graduating.
She wrote, “I lost a cousin yesterday, and it’s emblematic of the state of the country. Why do graduates need to travel all the way for transcript? She travelled to Abuja for her transcript and was found dead in a gutter; so sad.”
However, the Police spokesperson in the FCT, Mariam Yusuf, confirmed the incident, saying the command had launched a full scale investigation into the matter.
Source: Punchng