An abandoned dead body has been found along Alagba Road in the Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos.
The unidentified body was found covered on Monday, with legs and arms plastered.
A passer-by, who simply identified as Yinka, told FIJ that he saw the body around 1 pm on his way to work.
READ ALSO: Police, Family Agree on New Date to Conduct Autopsy on Timothy Adegoke’s Body
According to commuters and passers-by in the area, the body has been there for over 24 hours.
“They just covered the body recently. I saw it yesterday around 3 pm. So, I checked and saw plaster on the arm, and a bit of the head, but I did not see the face,” Yinka told FIJ. “The traffic wardens were just doing their job; nobody cared.”
READ ALSO: BREAKING: ‘Boko Haram’ Attacks Jos Prison
When contacted, Oluwafemi Oke-Osanyitolu, the Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Agency (LASEMA), promised to look into the matter.
Our Stories
REPORT: 14 Million Nigerian Children Do Hazardous Work to Earn Daily Living
3 Arrested Over Death of British-Nigerian Teenager
IGP Withdraws Police Aides ‘Who Could Have Arrested Yahaya Bello’
Gov’t Starts Sanding Landmark Beach
3 Weeks After Receiving FOI Request, NIPOST Has Not Responded
5 Years After Woman Invested N1.6m in Wale Jana’s Sapphire Scents, No Capital, No Profit
After FIJ’s Story, LAGESC Cleans Iyana-Ipaja Pedestrian Bridge
EFCC Declares Yahaya Bello Wanted Over N80b Fraud
Bag of Rice Still Selling for Up to N84,000 in Lagos
Lagos Gov’t Commences Demolition of Estate Buildings in Maryland
Subscribe
Be the first to receive special investigative reports and features in your inbox.