The Lagos State Police Command has verified the deaths of a man and a woman, suspected to be in a romantic relationship, in an apartment in the Ojodu area of the state.
SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesman, confirmed the incident on Monday, stating that the sudden and unnatural deaths of Adebayo Adeseko, 30, and Sarah Adesanya, 36, were reported to the Ojodu Police Division on Sunday at about 9:10 am.
The lifeless bodies were found at their apartment on No 8B, Gbete Street, off Shoyemi Bamaco Estate, Ojodu Berger, Lagos. Following this information, a police team promptly visited the scene, photographed it, and evacuated the corpses for autopsy.
The investigation into the circumstances of their death is ongoing. It was revealed that the man, a filmmaker, had a dispute with his lover on Saturday, leading to a heated argument and physical altercation resulting in the woman’s demise.
Additionally, it was reported that the man, upon discovering the woman’s death, allegedly stabbed himself, leading to his own demise.
A picture from the scene presented by the police spokesperson showed the man lying in a pool of blood.
