A 35-year-old man, Felix Vhimga, was discovered dead under unclear circumstances in the Ojowo area of Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State.
PUNCH Metro reported that Vhimga had gone missing after visiting his brother, Sunday Robert, in the community on Monday.
After the visit, Vhimga reportedly said goodbye to his brother around 9 p.m.
Robert, who later raised concerns about Vhimga’s disappearance, said he hadn’t arrived home the next day after leaving his place.
A police source, who spoke to our correspondent anonymously as he was not authorized to discuss the case, said that Robert eventually initiated a search for him.
The source added that when attempts to find his location failed, Robert hurried to the police station to file a report.
He said, “Sunday Terkuma Robert, brother of the deceased, reported to the police that Felix visited him on November 11 and left around 9 pm. However, when Felix couldn’t be heard from the next day, Robert searched for him. It was after he could not locate him that he came to the station.”
The police source, however, disclosed that the body of the deceased was eventually discovered close to a stream in the area.
The source reports that the body was found around 7 am, bearing a wound on the forehead near the left eye.
“The body was discovered around 7 am on November 13 with a wound on the forehead, close to the left eye. A team of policemen inspected the scene, evacuated the corpse, and deposited it at Alayangbe Private Morgue for autopsy.”
The case was reported to have been moved to the State Criminal Investigation Department in Ijebu Igbo.
“Investigation is ongoing into the incident,” the source added.
The Police Public Relations Officer of Ogun State, SP Omolola Odutola, was unavailable for comment, as calls to her phone went unanswered. A text message sent to her had also not been responded to at the time of filing this report.
The PUNCH
