THE body of Idris Alkali, the retired major general who got missing in September, has been found.

The remains of the retired general was discovered in Guchwet in Shen of Jos South LGA of Plateau State, five days after a shallow grave was discovered by the army search party, where his body was suspected to have been buried.

Alkali had been declared missing since September 3 when he set out from Abuja to Bauchi en route Jos. His vehicle was later found in a mining pond where three other vehicles were also discovered.

The leader of the Operation Search and Rescue, Umar Mohammed, a brigadier general, said a parade would be held for the retired officer.

Alkali was the Chief of Administration in the Nigerian Army headquarters, Abuja, before his retirement and eventual demise.