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The body of a teenage boy identified as Adeolu Olubade has reportedly been found in a shallow grave inside an apartment on Jesus Assembly Omoguwa Street in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the incident in a statement where he noted that Olubade was killed and buried by a 30-year-old suspect between 4 pm and 7 pm on September 2, 2024.
The suspect had been arrested in connection with the crime.
The statement reads:
“On September 3, 2024, at about 8 am, a family member of the deceased approached and reported at the station that his 17-year-old cousin was discovered dead and buried in one of the rooms at Jesus Assembly Street, Omoguwa Street, Ejigbo.
“They suspected the crime was carried by a 30-year-old suspect of the same address between 4 pm and 7 pm. Based on this report, a team of detectives was dispatched to the crime scene and took photographs of the shallow grave before the corpse was exhumed.
“The body has been taken to the Isolo Gemortem examination. The suspect mentioned has been apprehended, and the shovel suspected to have been used to bury the victim has been recovered, taken to the station, and registered as an exhibit.”
According to the police image-maker, the suspect would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Unit at Panti, Yaba for further investigation on the matter.