The Lagos State Police Command has opened an investigation into the mutilated corpse of a man suspected to have been killed by cultists which was recovered on Unity Street, Baruwa Estate in the Ipaja area of Lagos State.
According to a report by Punch, residents were shocked upon sighting the body of the yet-to-be-identified man on the street on Friday, March 18, 2022.
They were said to have contacted the police, who recovered the remains and deposited them in a mortuary.
A source in the community said the body was filled with wounds.
The victim wore a blue top and brown trousers.
Confirming the incident, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundenyin, said investigation to unravel the events that led to the death was ongoing, adding that the corpse had been deposited in a mortuary.
He said, “A male body was found on Unity Street on Friday around 5 am. The police took statements from the person whose house is close to the place of the incident. The person, Alfa, said he woke up in the middle of the night to find the lifeless body right in front of his house.
“He said it had not been there for long when the police were informed. The person has since been released because there was no link or reasonable evidence against him; but he’ll be invited for further questioning when the need arises. Investigation is still ongoing as no family has identified or claimed the corpse.”
The General Manager of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency, Ifalade Oyekan, also confirmed the incident.
“The cause of the death of the young man is yet to be unravelled as an investigation is ongoing,” he said.
“From what we gathered, after the man was killed, his eyes were plucked out. Marks indicating that he was attacked with a cutlass were also seen,” the source said.
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