Police in Benue have recovered the corpse of an unidentified middle-aged woman in Nyiman area of Makurdi.
Benue police spokesperson, Catherine Anene, told newsmen that the body was recovered early Monday.
Anene said the cause of her death remained unknown until an autopsy is conducted.
She dismissed speculations on social media that the victim was raped to death, adding that the body had already been deposited at a mortuary.
The victim was found naked giving rise to speculation that she was raped to death.