Police investigating a homicide in rural Maple Ridge BC.

The IHIT was dispatched on January 13th to the Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge for a suspicious death.

Police are working to identify the victim. police said the body was found in a rural area but used frequently by pedestrians.

Update, The victim has been identified as Edi Bogere-Nyigwo, 24.

No other information is available at this time. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448).