Body of unidentified man discovered behind Pankshin market

The remains of an unidentified man were found behind Monday Market in Pankshin Local Government Area, Plateau State, according to local accounts. Residents reportedly discovered the body on Tuesday morning, October 6, 2026, and alerted security personnel. Police officers later arrived at the scene and moved the corpse to General Hospital, Pankshin, where attempts were made to determine the man's identity. Speaking at the hospital, a community source, Panshak Rogo, said the deceased had still not been identified. He explained that they were at the General Hospital because an unidentified person had been killed near Monday Market. Rogo said identification was not possible because certain sensitive organs had been taken from the body. The man's ears and nose had been cut off, he said, and his private part had also been tampered with. Rogo called on members of the public who are searching for missing relatives to go to the police so the body might be identified. He specifically mentioned Pankshin Police Station as the place to make such reports. He also urged anyone with information about the deceased or the circumstances of his death to come forward to the police.