Police in Imo State are trying to ascertain the cause of the death of two young Nigerians found dead in a room on Saturday.
Bodies of two, suspected to be lovers, Cynthia Obieshi, female, and Samuel Osuji, male, were found lifeless in the latter’s home, around the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri.
Police Public Relations Officer, Orlando Ikeokwu, said that their preliminary investigation indicated that the two lovers might have taken drugs.
He said, “On the 14/06/2020, at about 0900 hrs, acting on a report received at the Police station, operatives of the Divisional Police hqtrs, Nekede/Ihiagwa Division moved to room 19 Vic-Mic lodge situated around JMJ Bus stop, broke into the room and found the lifeless body of one Cynthia Obieshi “F” and one Samuel Osuji, M.
“It was revealed that the said Cynthia visited her boyfriend late Samuel, on the 13/6/2020, and passed the night but unfortunately, both of them couldn’t wake up the next morning.
“Preliminary investigations suggested that the above-diseased persons may have died as a result of drug consumption.
“Meanwhile, the corpses have been deposited in the morgue, while an investigation is in progress.”
