Anxiety gripped residents of the Oke Ijebu area of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Tuesday, over the discovery of the remains of a middle-aged lady suspected to have been murdered.
The body of the young lady whose identity remained unknown was dumped in the area in the early hour of Tuesday by some unknown people suspected to be ritualists.
Residents of the area who spotted the dead body of the deceased gathered in the area to catch a glimpse and identify the young lady’s remains but no one could identify the deceased.
A resident of the area said the remains of the lady was discovered by some passersby who raised the alarm, saying the corpse was dumped in the area by some people suspected to be ritualists
He said some items such as cream, sponge, tablets, bra, and clothes packed inside black nylon were placed beside the corpse with a telephone number, 080617237222 written on a small sheet of paper with the name Joy, placed beside the black nylon.
A commercial motorcyclist, who identified himself simply as Ayodele said the residents of the area woke up on Tuesday morning to find the corpse of the lady beside the road.
“We just woke up on Tuesday morning and saw the corpse of the lady. We suspected that some people have used her for ritual purposes and when she died they dumped her corpse beside the road at the midnight and fled. But the matter has been reported to the police,” he narrated.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mrs Funmilayo Odunlami confirmed the incident but said no foul play was suspected in the matter.
She said ” A case of a dead lady found was reported but no mark or sign of violence found on her. We have commenced investigation into the matter.”
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