The decomposed body of a 55-year-old man has been found in a vehicle parked outside the annex gate of the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, causing panic around the area and raising questions about how the incident went unnoticed for days.
According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, who quoted multiple sources, the deceased has been identified as Gaddafi Iwar, a labourer said to have been working at a construction site within the National Assembly premises before his death.
Sources told the security expert that the lifeless body was discovered in a “red Peugeot 406 with registration number BWR-577 BF at about 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, September 7.”
The vehicle had reportedly been parked in the same spot for an extended period before its discovery.
The sources explained that “the body was evacuated to the National Assembly Clinic for medical confirmation and later conveyed to Asokoro General Hospital, but was rejected due to advanced decomposition.”
“The Tiv community and youth leaders eventually took the body to Gbawu Village, a border town between AMAC and Kuje Area Council, for burial to prevent a health hazard,” another source added.
The development has reportedly sparked concern over security and health risks within the heavily guarded National Assembly environment, where vehicles and persons are usually subjected to strict checks before gaining access.
Questions are already being asked as to how a decomposing body in a parked car could remain undetected for so long inside one of the most sensitive government institutions in the country.
