The lifeless body of a boy who was announced missing has been found in Brikama Ba.

The corpse has been taken to Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul for autopsy examination.

Eyewitnesses said the body was found wrapped in an flour bag and placed in an unused house in the town.

Scores have reacted to the news with shock and have raised concerns about the state of security in the country.

Police spokesman Superintendent Lamin Njie told Gambiana: “we can confirm the incident of a dead body of a young boy found at Brikama Ba and currently the police have opened an  investigation into the matter.”

Reporting by Adama Makasuba