Man Found Dead With Lover In His Matrimonial Home On Sallah Day

It was a tragic end for a father of four and his lover who were found dead naked in a room, at Ago-Iwoye, in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun state yesterday. The man, identified as Akeem, believed to be in his 50s was a father of four children living in his one room apartment with his wife. His wife and three children were said to have travelled to Imodi Imosan to celebrate sallah with his families and he used the opportunity of their absence to invite his lover home. It was alleged that Akeem had brought in the lady (whose identity was unknown) on the night his wife travelled with his children. 

In the morning, both of them were found dead in the room, with the man lying naked on the bed, while the lady's body was on a two-seater couch. According to investigation, Akeem and his legal wife were both fashion designers. They both own Alubarika Fashions located at Atomotele compound in Igan road, Ago Iwoye.

Akeem brought his lover to come and stay with him over the night, since his wife and children were not at home," said a neighbour, who identified himself as Idowu Odunsi. According to him, when other tenants did not see Akeem in the morning, somebody hinted them that he saw him with a lady inside the shop previous night, prompting them to go to his room.

Idowu said after several knock on the door without any response, they forced the door opened, only to discover the dead bodies. "We were shocked and dumbfounded to see him naked on the bed and the lady on the chair," he stated, adding: "We cannot say precisely what caused his death and that of his strange lover," he stated. Landlord of the house, where the late Akeem was living, 70 years, Pa Oluwakemi Odunsi, explained that deceased had slaughtered his Eid -el Kabir ram that day, after which he informed him that he wanted to retire to his shop.

He said: ''it was this morning (Wednesday) around 10a.m. that I ordered that his shop door be forced opened, when we did not see him throughout the previous night and we behold the gory sight,: Divisional Police Officer, Ago Iwoye Mr. Peter Idenhe, who led police team to the scene of the incident, said: "I suspect generator fume because we found some evidence of generator n the same building where the deceased were." He however stated also:

"Though I cannot categorically determine the cause of the death until autopsy is carried out, preliminary investigation shows that they might have died from inhalation of generator fumes."