Police in Zamfara state says it will investigate the gruesome murder of a medical doctor identified as Enoch Okpara.
The deceased, Okpara was a Obstetrics/Gynaecologist consultant working at the Federal Medical Centre in Gusau.
WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the Gynaecologist consultant was found dead at his residence in Mareri area of the state capital on Saturday June 13.
According to report, the remains of the deceased was found burnt beyond recognition after the church he worshipped in raised an alarm of him missing after not showing up for a programme on Saturday morning, which was quite unusual.
Church leaders contacted his colleagues who also tried his mobile phone number which rang repeatedly without response.
His apartment was searched by his colleagues after they suspected that something was wrong and they saw his car parked inside the compound.
According to report, the police who gained access into his apartment after being contacted, found the burnt body of the deceased in the courtyard while bloodstains were seen on the walls of the room.
Reacting on the sad incident, the Zamfara State Police Command spokesperson, Shehu Mohammed said the Commissioner of Police Usman Nagogo has ordered an investigation aimed at arresting the perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
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