There was confusion on
Sadius Crescent, Araromi-Ile, in the Morogbo area of Lagos, after the
decomposing bodies of a couple were found in their apartment.
The remains, which were
found on Saturday, were removed by policemen from the Morogbo Police Division.
It was learnt that the
identities of the deceased couple had yet-to-be established as their co-tenants
were said to have fled the neighbourhood upon the discovery.
A source told Punch the
landlord of the residence was allegedly mentally challenged while no relation
of the couple had yet to come forward.
The source said the late
husband and wife should be in their 60s and 50s respectively, adding that their
corpses had been deposited in the Badagry General Hospital morgue.
He said, “The couple lived
in a rented apartment. Their landlord is not mentally sound and he is on
admission at a psychiatric hospital. Their co-tenants fled home on hearing the
news for fear that they may be arrested.
“The couple were childless
and from the look of things, they died a few days before their bodies were
discovered as their remains had started decomposing. No relation has come for
them.”
The Lagos State Police
Public Relations Officer, SP Chike Oti, who confirmed the incident, said
investigations had commenced to unravel the circumstances surrounding the
death, adding that no mark of violence was found on the couple.
He said, “At about 2.30pm,
a report was received that decomposing corpses of a husband and wife, name
still unknown, were allegedly found in their room on Sadius Crescent, Morogbo,
along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
“The corpses were
thereafter removed and deposited in the Badagry General Hospital morgue for
autopsy. Investigation is in progress."
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