A 22-year-old Nigerian man, Faruq Osilalu, has been found dead in Baltimore City, a city in the US state of Maryland, days after he was declared missing.
Alayna Osilalu, wife of the late Faruq, told US media that her husband, a driver with a transportation company, was found dead on October 4, but he was listed as a John Doe until recently when authorities were able to identify him through his jewellery.
She said her husband was last seen giving someone a ride while adorning jewellery, noting that what happened to him remains a mystery.
She said his remains were so badly damaged that investigators could not figure out his fingerprints.
“My husband worked as a private contractor under Sedan Service in Baltimore and I reported him missing on September 19, two days after his last known ride,” she said.
Although she made an official report of him being missing on September 27 and that two days later, the police found his car. It was pulled over but Faruq wasn’t behind the wheels. Instead, it was an unidentified driver and passenger that were inside.
Baltimore County Police said the two persons were arrested and interrogated about late Faruqs whereabouts but were later released because there wasn’t enough evidence to charge them.
The police announced on Thursday, October 28, that Farruq was “no longer missing,” and that the city police department is taking over the investigation.
“We are waiting for an autopsy to determine how he died,” the police said.
The late Faruq welcomed his first child with his wife in April this year and got married in May.
