Crossdresser Found Dead on Abuja Road, Police Begin Probe

The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, has ordered an investigation into the death of a man found dressed in women’s clothing along the Katampe-Mabushi expressway. According to a statement from the police command spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, the force received a distress call about a woman’s corpse discovered on the road and immediately dispatched detectives to the scene. Adeh reported that preliminary investigations revealed the individual was a man dressed in female clothing, with no means of identification. The person was rushed to Maitama District Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

“In response to a distress call received by the Command Control Room on 08/08/2024 at about 07:40 AM, stating that an unidentified lady was seen lying motionless along Katampe-Mabushi expressway, a team of detectives was promptly dispatched to the scene,” Adeh said. “Preliminary investigations revealed that the individual was a man fully dressed in female clothing with no means of identification on him. He was immediately taken to Maitama District Hospital where doctors on duty confirmed him dead.”

Commissioner Igweh has ordered a thorough and discreet investigation to uncover the circumstances surrounding the individual’s death. “The Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP has promptly ordered a thorough and discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding his death. Updates on this matter will be communicated in due course,” Adeh concluded.