Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The police in Anambra State, South-east Nigeria, have recovered the corpse of a man who was shot dead by gunmen in the state.

The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.

Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, said the body was discovered by operatives from Ozubulu Divisional Police Headquarters while responding to a distress call on Thursday along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway.

"A spot observation by the police responding team and report from eyewitnesses at the scene reveal that the victim was shot in the stomach by suspected armed men who abandoned his lifeless body and fled the scene.

"The (State Police) Command hereby seeks assistance from members of the publ...