The Bauchi State Police Command has launched a probe into the mysterious death of Fatima Mohammed, a 24-year-old daughter of a Federal Polytechnic staff, whose body was found days after she was declared missing.
Police spokesman, Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday.
“Fatima, daughter of Salihu Mohammed Chimo, 62, of the Federal Polytechnic Staff Quarters, Bauchi, went missing on September 24, 2025, after she was sent to buy groceries at Birshin Fulani.
“On September 29, at about 12:30 p.m., the Command received a distress call from the Village Head of Birshin Fulani, reporting the discovery of a decomposing female body in a maize farm near the staff quarters,” he said.
According to Wakil, detectives who visited the scene identified the corpse as that of the missing lady. Her bag and groceries were recovered at the site.
He added that the body was taken to the Federal Polytechnic clinic, where a doctor confirmed her death before it was released to the family for burial.
The spokesman said Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, has constituted a special homicide team to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death.