The victim, identified as Chigbo Princess Mediatrix, a prominent legal practitioner and rights advocate, was abducted and killed, with her body dumped along a roadside in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Her body was discovered along the Kubwa Expressway, near Dawaki, opposite Gwarimpa Estate, by a commuter on the way to work. The lawyer’s death came barely days after the body of a nurse with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Jabi, was found by the roadside. It is a searing indictment of the growing insecurity in the Federal Capital Territory, a city that ought to represent safety, order, and the rule of law. FIDA Abuja also vowed to continue advocacy and, if necessary, take legal action to ensure accountability, saying: “We honour our fallen colleague not with silence but with resolve.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2026 12:08 UTC