Daughter of lawmaker strangled to death in Maiduguri

A daughter of Hon. Bukar Abacha, a Member of the Borno State House of Assembly representing Ngala, was on Tuesday strangled to death by an unknown individual near Gidan Dembe in Maiduguri.

The husband of the victim who took the corpse to the police station said he found her lifeless body in his house with her hand and legs tied behind her back while her two years old child was crying.

The Gwange police Division evacuated the corps to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital for autopsy and investigation.

The incident which caused tension and pandemonium in the area attracted a large crowd of residents who thronged the scene to catch a glimpse of what was happening.

According to a Police source, authorities are working diligently to uncover the truth behind this gruesome event.