Nigerian Police Begin Probe Into Decomposing Body Found At National Assembly Complex
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has confirmed the discovery of a lifeless body inside a vehicle parked at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the body was found on September 7, 2025, at about 9am following a distress call.
“On September 7, 2025, at about 09:00 hours, the FCT Police Command received a distress call reporting the discovery of an unidentified male, suspected to be a labourer, found lifeless at a construction site within the National Assembly Complex,” the statement read.
The police disclosed that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), National Assembly Division, immediately responded to the call.
“The Divisional Police Officer (DPO), National Assembly Division, immediately responded to the call and, upon arrival, discovered the deceased inside a red Peugeot 406 motor vehicle with registration number BWR-577 BF,” the command added.
The body was thereafter taken to the hospital.
“The body was promptly evacuated to the Asokoro General Hospital, where medical personnel confirmed that it was already in an advanced state of decomposition.”
Meanwhile, the command said the FCT Commissioner of Police has ordered a thorough probe into the case.
“The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, has ordered a discreet investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident and directed that efforts be intensified to establish the identity of the deceased.”
The police assured the public that “further updates will be communicated as the investigation progresses.”
the decomposed body of a 55-year-old man was discovered in a vehicle parked outside the annex gate of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, throwing the area into shock and raising questions about how the incident went unnoticed for days.
According to a security analyst, Zagazola Makama, who quoted multiple sources, the deceased has been identified as Gaddafi Iwar, a labourer said to have been working at a construction site within the National Assembly premises before his death.
Sources disclosed that the lifeless body was discovered in a “red Peugeot 406 with registration number BWR-577 BF at about 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 7.”
The vehicle had reportedly been parked in the same spot for an extended period before its discovery.
It was noted that “the body was evacuated to the National Assembly Clinic for medical confirmation and later conveyed to Asokoro General Hospital, but was rejected due to advanced decomposition.”
Another source added, “The Tiv community and youth leaders eventually took the body to Gbawu Village, a border town between AMAC and Kuje Area Council, for burial to prevent a health hazard.”
The development has sparked concerns over security and health risks within the heavily guarded National Assembly environment, where vehicles and persons are usually subjected to strict checks before gaining access.
Questions are already being asked as to how a decomposing body in a parked car could remain undetected for so long inside one of the most sensitive government institutions in the country.
