Lagos Neighbourhood In Shock As Police Find Man’s Decomposing Body In His Apartment

The shocking discovery of a man’s
decomposing corpse in his apartment at 9,
Ezemegbu Drive, Okota area of Lagos is now
being investigated by the Lagos State Police
Command, with arrest of two persons, a
security guard attached to the building and a woman having been effected already, in
connection with the discovery. According to reports, the deceased identified
as Sylvanus Ikelie Okoye, from Abidi Umu
Ochi, in Anambra State who was a trader in
Lagos Island, was last seen two weeks ago,
his whereabouts unknown and his apartment
under lock and key. Residents said stench from the corpse had
filled the area, but no one suspected it was
that of a decomposing corpse until yesterday. An eyewitnesses who spoke to Vanguard said
the landlord of the three-storey building met
the guard discussing in hush tone with
someone. Out of curiosity, he was said to have
requested to know what the discussion was
all about, only for the security man to inform him that Okoye’s keys and phone were
handed over to him two weeks ago. The landlord was said to have contacted
policemen at Ago division who visited the
house, comprising eight flats. When Okoye’s
apartment was opened, it was a gory sight as
his decomposing body was found on the
floor, with a pestle and a knife suspected to have been used to murder the 39-year-old
man found on the bed. “The landlord said they have been perceiving
foul odour which they assumed was from a
dead rat. The security man said a woman who
sells provision downstairs gave him, Okoye’s
key and phone. On her part, we heard she said
the items were given to her by an unknown visitor to keep for the owner. “Everyone who knew him described him as an
easy going fellow and an introvert. We were
all surprised that a thing like this happened
without anyone’s knowledge until now,” a
resident who preferred anonymity said. Appealing to the police to carry out a
thorough investigation to ascertain the cause
of his brother’s death and bring the
perpetrators to book, Paul Okoye, who was
invited by the police said he did not know that
his brother had been missing since two weeks. According to him, Okoye was not
married. “I was called by the landlord that they have
not seen my brother for sometime and that
his phone and house key were in their
custody. I rushed to his place and when we
opened the door to his flat, we saw his body
smelling. A rope was tied to his neck,with a pestle and a knife on his bed,Unknown
persons murdered him,” Paul said. He added: “We are confused now; we have
called in the police from Okota Police Station
and they have collected the knife and pestle.
What I am craving for now is justice. Police
should investigate this matter and prosecute
all involved. “We were told that the mallam who guards
their house was not around on that fateful
day, so a certain man dropped the key to my
brother’s house and his telephone handset
with a woman who sells in front of the
house.”