The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has retrieved the body of an unidentified woman from Jabi Lake in Abuja.
According to sources, the incident was reported to the Jabi Police Division around 10:37 a.m. on Saturday after a distress call was received from the Jabi Lake Recreation area.
Upon arrival at the scene, detectives found the lifeless body of a woman, believed to be approximately 60 years old, floating in the lake.
Findings also revealed that no marks of violence were found on the body, while a pair of green slippers was recovered on the bank of the lake.
The sources explained that due to the decomposed state of the body, the Environmental Health Department was contacted for evacuation to prevent health hazards.
According to a highly placed police source, investigation is ongoing to establish the identity of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding her death.
