The FCT Police Command said it has confirmed that the body found on Katampe-Mabushi Expressway in Abuja to that of popular cross-dresser, Ifeanyi Chukwu-Agah Benedict, better known as ‘Abuja Area Mama’.
According to a statement issued by FCT Command’s Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, on Wednesday the body was identified as a 33-year-old man, though dressed in female clothes.
The statement read in part: “Sequel to a case of culpable homicide and discovery of an unidentified male corpse earlier mistaken for a female on August 8, 2024, the operatives of the FCT Command have begun a discreet investigation as ordered by the Commissioner of Police FCT, CP Benneth C. Igweh.
“Preliminary investigations revealed the deceased to be one Ifeanyi Chukwu-Agah Benedict, a ‘33’ year old man who hails from Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State and resides at Dapé in Karmo Area of Abuja.”
Adeh further disclosed that the family of the deceased has also been contacted, and they are aiding the police with necessary information.
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