Missing man found dead in Kano

A 23-year-old man, Muhammad Hamza, who was declared missing on April 30, 2022, has been found dead in Salanta Quarters of Gwale LGA of Kano Kano State. A brother of the deceased, Hassan Hamza, told Daily Trust that, “My brother went missing on Saturday, April 30, until he was found dead at Salanta Quarters.” Hassan, […]

A 23-year-old man, Muhammad Hamza, who was declared missing on April 30, 2022, has been found dead in Salanta Quarters of Gwale LGA of Kano Kano State.

A brother of the deceased, Hassan Hamza, told Daily Trust that, “My brother went missing on Saturday, April 30, until he was found dead at Salanta Quarters.”

Hassan, who noted that Muhammad was suffering from a mysterious illness, said, “We announced his missing everywhere. So, the Ward Head of Salanta contacted us yesterday and told us that they discovered a corpse on a street informed the police who took it to the Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital. Because he snapped the corpse, we confirmed from the picture was Muhammad’s.”

Confirming the incident, police spokesman in the state, DSP Abdullahi Kiyawa, said, “We recorded one corpse in Salanta of an unidentified person which was reported by one ward head and the corpse was deposited at the Muhammad Abdullahi Wase Specialist Hospital.

“There was no foul play detected after examination by a medical doctor. The corpse has since been released to the relatives for burial.”

From Salim Umar Ibrahim & Aminu Naganye, Kano