Ogona Anita
A yet-to-be-identified boyfriend of a graduate of Lagos State University identified simply as Adija has absconded after his girlfriend was found dead in his apartment located in the Meiran area of the state.
The incident occurred on Sunday February 26 when the lady visited her boyfriend following his request.
An Instagram user, @Eyeopener, who shared details of the incident in a post, disclosed that Adijaโs family became concerned when she did not pick up her calls prompting them to check on her at her boyfriendโs place as she had notified them of her destination.
The user narrated that upon getting to the apartment, the door was locked and they broke it to gain entrance where they discovered Adijaโs lifeless body.
@Eyeopener wrote, โThe couple had been dating since her 100-level days, and their relationship had always been toxic. The victim, whose parents reside in Ketu, often spent weekdays at her boyfriendโs place, only going home on weekends.
โOn Wednesday night, around 8:30 pm, she received a call from him and went to see him. However, by the next morning, her phone kept ringing with no response. Concerned about her whereabouts, her family, knowing she was likely at her boyfriendโs house, went to check on her.
โUpon arrival, they found the door locked. When they finally managed to force it open, they were met with a tragic sight โ her lifeless body on the bed, covered with a duvet.โ
@Eyeopener added that neighbours noted that they heard noise from the apartment but did not bother to check on them because it had become a recurring noise.
โNeighbours reported hearing her voice on Wednesday night but did not intervene, as fights between the couple were frequent. It wasnโt until the tragic discovery that they realised the worst had happened. Meanwhile, the boyfriend has since absconded.โ
When our correspondent reached out to Adijaโs family on Sunday, they declined to comment on the matter at that moment.
The victimโs sister, who chose to remain unnamed, in a telephone conversation with our correspondent, noted that the family would speak with the press at an appropriate time.
Meanwhile, a close relative of the family, identified as Tosin, told our correspondent in an exclusive conversation on Sunday that Adijaโs mother was a single mum who had been solely responsible for raising and educating her children.
Tosin said, โThe woman suffered so much raising them. Sheโs a single mum, and the lady in question was an easy-going person.
โSome days ago, I heard that the guy was calling the mother, saying heโs also ready to die.โ
Confirming the incident in a telephone conversation with our correspondent on Sunday, the spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, said the police were making efforts to arrest the suspect.
โEfforts are ongoing to apprehend the suspect,โ Hundeyin said in a terse message.
Source; PUNCH Metro
