Engineer’s dead body found in Abuja apartment with bloodied sledgehammer

The corpse of a construction engineer identified as Humphrey Uchenna Nnaji, has been found in his apartment in Abuja with a bloodied sledgehammer next to him.

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command launched an investigation into the suspected following the discovery of the body.

Humphrey’s body was discovered at his Dawaki apartment in the FCT on Saturday, July 8, 2023.

Neighbors of the deceased were unaware of the incident till they noticed a putrid smell emanating from his appointment and promptly called the authorities.

It was gathered that Nnaji’s neighbours, who were unaware of what had happened to him, started perceiving a foul odour emitting from his apartment and informed the police.

A commercial driver in the area, who gave his name simply as Musa said:

“The engineer’s corpse was found in his apartment in the Dawaki area. The policemen came to evacuate his corpse on Saturday around 8pm. The corpse was already decomposing which means that the incident might have happened before Saturday.

People in the area are still yet to come to terms with how the incident happened. The house has been cordoned off as we speak,”

A source in the FCT Police Command said:

“The deceased must have been killed with a hammer. A sledgehammer with blood stains was found beside him. Also, the backside of his (Nnaji’s) head had a deep cut. He was seated on his chair with two pieces of handset charging cord cables around his neck,”

“Also, a (written) note by someone who identified himself as Alfa was seen on his table. He claimed he killed the deceased to avenge the death of his sister and also accused him of using other girls for Yahoo Plus.’