FCT POLICE ARREST WOMAN OVER MAN’S DEATH, BODY DUMPED ALONG KUBWA EXPRESSWAY

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By: Muftau Fatimo

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a woman, Mrs Rukayat Muhammed, in connection with the death of a man whose body was later found dumped along the Kubwa Expressway.

The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Sanusi, disclosed this on Saturday during a press conference in Abuja.

Sanusi said the suspect and the deceased had lodged at Good Samaritan Guest House on 2nd Avenue, Gwarimpa, to spend time together before the man died.

According to the CP, the suspect allegedly discovered that the deceased was no longer breathing but failed to raise the alarm and instead left the hotel with his mobile phone.

The deceased’s body was later discovered on August 26, 2026, along the Kubwa Expressway by Katampe under the bridge, after his family had earlier reported him missing.

Sanusi said the incident was initially suspected to be a possible “one chance” case, prompting investigators to establish whether the body was connected to the missing person report.

“Through painstaking investigation, we were led to ultimately confirm that the deceased was the same person whose disappearance had earlier been reported by his family,” Sanusi said.

The police subsequently discovered that the deceased’s mobile phone was missing and began tracking the device. Although the phone had been switched off, investigators reportedly identified the last person who communicated with the deceased, leading to the arrest of Rukayat, a resident of Garki Area 2.

Further investigation, Sanusi said, revealed that the suspect, a married woman, was allegedly in a romantic relationship with the deceased and had saved his contact as “Safiyat” on her phone.

He said both individuals had lodged at the Good Samaritan Guest House, where they spent some time together before the man’s death.

“The suspect informed us that she discovered the deceased was no longer breathing and had died. Rather than immediately reporting the incident to the Police, the suspect took the deceased’s mobile phone and left the hotel,” the CP said.

Sanusi added that several hours later, after hotel management could not establish contact with the occupants of the room, the deceased’s body was discovered inside.

He said two members of the hotel management, identified as Ibrahim Omeiza and Kefat Bitrus, allegedly removed the body from the room and transported it to the Kubwa Expressway by Katampe under the bridge, where they dumped it by the roadside.

According to the CP, the action was apparently intended to distance the hotel and its management from the incident.

Sanusi said investigation was ongoing to determine the full circumstances surrounding the man’s death.

“Anyone found to have played a role in the death or subsequent concealment and abandonment of the body will be made to face the law,” he said.