{"id":177981,"date":"2025-09-08T17:31:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/decomposed-body-of-man-found-in-car-at-assembly"},"modified":"2025-09-08T18:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:38:09","slug":"decomposed-body-of-man-found-in-car-at-assembly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/decomposed-body-of-man-found-in-car-at-assembly","title":{"rendered":"Decomposed Body of Man Found in Car at Assembly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Police have confirmed the discovery of a decomposed body inside a vehicle parked at the annex gate of the National Assembly complex in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased, identified as 55-year-old Gaddafi Iwar, a Tiv man suspected to be a labourer at a construction site within the complex, was found in a red Peugeot 406 with registration number BWR-577 BF around 9:00 am on Sunday, September 7.<\/p>\n<p>Sources said the body was initially evacuated to the National Assembly Clinic for confirmation before being taken to Asokoro General Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>However, the hospital reportedly rejected the remains due to advanced decomposition.<\/p>\n<p>Tiv community leaders later conveyed the body to Gbawu village, a border town between Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC, and Kuje Area Council, where it was buried to prevent a health hazard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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