Man's Skeleton Found In Room After ' Missing ' For Seven Months
As soon as the door opened, it was gathered that the family members and the tenants saw the skeleton of the occupant on the floor, with a rope beside it. They said this suggested that he might have committed suicide.
According to the landlady’s daughter, Funmi Badewa, they did not suspect anything was wrong because the deceased was not always around.
“At first, we thought he must have gone for his job, which usually kept him away for two or three months.
But we became worried and contacted his family when we did not see him after some months.
“We went to his family at Ikosi in Ketu and asked after him. But they too said they have not seen him and that he probably travelled. When it was seven months, his brother now came and said they would pack his things since no one has seen him.
“They broke the door and that was when his skeleton was found on the ground. We also saw a rope, which means he might have committed suicide.
“There was a time we perceived bad odour, but we thought that a rat might have died somewhere.
The smell lasted several days. No one even thought it could be a dead human being,” she said.
The deceased’s brother was said to have rushed to Ikorodu Police Division to make a report and a team of detectives, who followed him back to the scene, evacuated the body.
It could not be ascertained if the deceased was married or have children, as his neighbours said he lived alone in the apartment.
Confirming the development, the state command’s spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said the body has been deposited at a public morgue for autopsy.
Investigation is ongoing to unravel what actually transpired,” she said.
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