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Abuja cross-dresser Area Mama murdered, police launch investigation

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The Abuja Command of the Nigeria Police has launched an investigation into the death of a cross-dresser, Area Mama, whose body was discovered along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway in Abuja on Thursday.

The cross-dresser’s body was discovered lying lifeless in female clothes, prompting a distress call to the command’s Control Room at 7:40 a.m.

The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the initial investigations revealed no identification of the deceased, leading to the body being taken to Maitama District Hospital for confirmation of death.

Adeh said: “In response to a distress call received by the Command Control Room on 08/08/2024 at about 07:40 a.m. that an unidentified lady was seen lying motionless along the Katampe-Mabushi Expressway, a team of detectives were immediately dispatched to the scene.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the individual was a man fully dressed in female clothing with no means of identification on him.”

She stated that the police are actively investigating the incident to find the truth, and they will provide more updates as more information becomes available.

Adeh added: “The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Benneth Igweh, has ordered a thorough and discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.”

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