Woman found dead near River in Niger

An unidentified elderly woman was found dead by the river close to Agaie Water Board, the headquarters of Agaie LGA of Niger State. Residents, including the staff of the social welfare department of Agaie LGA, said the lifeless body was discovered on Tuesday morning, but no one could identify the deceased. One of the residents, […]

An unidentified elderly woman was found dead by the river close to Agaie Water Board, the headquarters of Agaie LGA of Niger State.

Residents, including the staff of the social welfare department of Agaie LGA, said the lifeless body was discovered on Tuesday morning, but no one could identify the deceased.

One of the residents, Bala Umaru, said the remains were buried according to Islamic rites on Wednesday by the Agaie LGA Welfare department after efforts to identify her family proved unsuccessful.