Residents of Salvation Avenue in the Ajegunle, Ikorodu area of Lagos State have found the corpse of a man by the riverside.
According to Punch, the deceased, Bolaji Waheed, was found around 1.30pm
at the bank of the Itowolo River with a bottle containing a substance
suspected to be poison.
It was gathered that 52-year-old Waheed had been declared missing on Saturday after his family members could not find him.
It was learnt that Waheed’s dead body was found by the riverside on Monday, which caused confusion in the area.
A police source said Waheed was believed to have taken the poison and plunged into the river.
The matter was said to have been reported at the Owode Police Division, which took the corpse to a morgue.
A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that a pastor in
the area saw the corpse by the riverside and alerted the others.
She said, “Pastor Ajiboye, who has a church in our area, was the one who reported the matter at the police station.
“The deceased had been missing for two days. He left home on Saturday
and failed to return, which caused apprehension in his household. His
family members searched the whole area to no avail.
“The man did not leave any note behind. So, the family members thought
he was picked up by unknown persons and they reported to the police. But
we were shocked that it turned out that the man committed suicide. He
was found at the bank of the river on Monday. He was foaming in the
mouth.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.
She said, “We are investigating a case of suicide. The man was found
with a substance suspected to be poison Investigation is ongoing.”
Also, the Lagos State Police Command arrested four suspected cable
thieves, who allegedly vandalised the MTN mast in the Ajangbadi area of
the state.
The suspects had carted away 24 pieces of battery from the mast for
sale, before they were intercepted by policemen from the Ajangbadi
division.
It was learnt that the suspects had been transferred to the state Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ikeja, for further investigation.
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni, who confirmed the arrest, said the batteries had been recovered.
He said, “The suspects were arrested while vandalising the MTN mast.
They had already removed 24 pieces of batteries from the mast. They are
being interrogated and the batteries had been recovered.”
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