An unidentified woman has been found dead inside a church premises in the Obelewo area of Osogbo, Osun State, with her left wrist reportedly severed and taken away by unknown persons.
The Nigeria Police Force said detectives visited the scene after the discovery and commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the gruesome killing.
In a statement on Sunday, the Force Public Relations Officer, Ani Iniedu, said preliminary findings indicated that the woman had allegedly been slaughtered before her left wrist was cut off.
“The investigations revealed that the deceased was slaughtered and her left wrist severed and taken away by unknown persons,” the police spokesperson said.
However, the police said the identity of the deceased, the motive for the killing and the circumstances leading to the incident remained unclear.
The FPRO said efforts were ongoing to identify the woman and unravel those responsible for the killing.
He added that the deceased’s remains had been evacuated from the scene and deposited at a hospital mortuary for autopsy.
“The corpse was deposited at the hospital mortuary for autopsy,” he said.
The State Command Investigation Department has since taken over the case as detectives intensify efforts to establish what happened and identify the perpetrators.
The gruesome discovery has raised fresh concerns over violent crimes involving the mutilation of victims.
In a related incident reported in May 2015, a woman was found dead and dumped in a drainage along OGTV Road in Abeokuta, Ogun State, with her private parts reportedly mutilated.
Residents were said to have woken up to the disturbing discovery, while the circumstances surrounding how the woman was taken to the location and killed remained unknown at the time.
