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The mysterious death of an elderly man and his wife, who were found strangled in their home in Gbongan area of Osun state, by their son today, by unknown assailants, has thrown the entire community into mourning and palpable fear.
Mrs Folashade Odoro, the spokeswoman of the police in the state, who made this known on Sunday disclosed that their bodies were found at about 11 am at their residence in Gbongan.
The Police PPRO said the son of the couple, Caleb Akanbi, reported the death of his parents to the police after he found them strangled inn their home.
“When police got to the scene of the incident, Mr Reuben Akanbi, 70, and Mrs Victoria Akanbi, 68, who lived in an isolated house were found dead with violence marks on them.
“The crime is suspected to have been carried out overnight and the body of the deceased couple had been removed and deposited at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital for autopsy.
“Police special detectives had, however, been deployed to fish out the killers, ” she said.