A
lifeless body of a 52-year-old man on Monday was reportedly found by the
riverside by residents of Salvation Avenue in the Ajegunle, Ikorodu area of
Lagos State.
Reports have it that
the deceased identified as one Bolaji Waheed was found around 1.30pm at the
bank of the Itowolo river with a bottle containing a substance suspected to be
poison.
This was after Waheed
was declared missing on Saturday when his family members could not find him.
The case was later
reported at the Owode police division and the corpse was taken to a morgue.
A resident, who
pleaded anonymity, narrated the incident, saying 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 as he was found at the bank
of the river on Monday. He was foaming in the mouth.”
The Police Public
Relations Officer, Lagos State Command, SP Dolapo Badmos confirmed the
incident.
“We are investigating
a case of suicide as the man was found with a substance suspected to be poison.
Investigation is ongoing,” she added.
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