A middle-aged man, identified only as Tunde, was found dangling from a rope in an uncompleted building at Rasaki Sodande street in Aboru, Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos state.
The incident, which happened on Monday, drew the attention of residents who believed that the victim was murdered the previous day and his body dragged to the uncompleted building.
The matter was said to have been reported at the Oke Odo Police Division.
A police source told Punch newspaper that marks of violence were found on the body of the deceased.
He said, “We received the report in the early hours of Sunday. The victim was brought from another place to the uncompleted building. He was strangled before he was thereafter hanged with a rope to give the impression that the deceased committed suicide.
“There were marks of violence on his body, which made the police believe that the case was a murder case and not suicide. Policemen were at the scene, took photographs and removed the body. We are looking for his family members.”
A resident, who gave his name only as Usman, however, said some people believed that Tunde committed suicide.
He said, “The man did not live on this street, but some people know him. They said he had been having some family issues because of lack of money.
“The death is believed to have come from frustration and lack. But the police should do their job thoroughly and unravel the cause of his death.”
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, confirmed the incident.
She said, “Operatives of the division are going to unravel the cause of death and the perpetrators of the dastardly act. His age and surname have yet to be known.
“But we have recovered the body and deposited it in a public morgue for autopsy. The case is under discreet investigation.”
See Tunde’s Photo Below (Warning: Viewer’s discretion advised)
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