Photo: the late youth corper, Stephanie.
A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Stephanie Terungwa, who was abducted alongside her 1-year-old baby son by gunmen in Abuja, has been found dead with her vital organs missing.
Steaphanie, from Benue State, was last seen at the Lokogoma area of Abuja on April 14 2022, her uncle, Richard Iorliam, confirmed.
She was abducted after her Community Development Service, CDS exercise in the federal capital city.
The baby was later found alive but Stephanie remained missing until the discovery of her mutilated with her private parts severed.
Stephanie is a graduate of Microbiology from the Joseph Tarka University , Makurdi Benue state.
Although the Police Command in the FCT had yet to officially react to the incident at the time of filing this report, the NYSC confirmed it in a statement, saying that the face of the deceased corps member was defaced beyond recognition.
The statement reads, “The attention of the NYSC Management has been drawn to the pictures making the rounds in the social media of a missing Corps member deployed to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
“The corpse was found wearing the NYSC khaki trouser, with the face defaced beyond recognition.
“On account of this, Management reported the discovery to relevant security agencies to help identify the body.
“It was later confirmed that the remains was that of the missing Corps member, Stephanie Se-Ember Terungwa, with State Code Number FC/21B/5807.
“Investigations are, however, currently ongoing to unravel the identity of the perpetrators of the dastardly act in order to bring them to justice.
“May her soul rest in peace.”
