Police in Lagos have launched investigation after a popular music artiste, Matthew Ogundele, and three of his crew members were found dead inside a Lekki, Lagos studio.
As ‘The Nation’ reports, the crew members were identified as Itunu Ogundele, Joseph Sanya, and blogger Matthew Awosanya, alias JoesTv.
Lagos Police Spokesperson, SP Abimbola Adebisi, confirmed the incident, saying it was reported on Wednesday, February 4, at Ajah Division, adding that it was later transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Yaba.
The deceased were said to have been discovered on February 4, around 11 am, in the studio located at HFP Shopping Complex, Abraham Adesanya in Ajah.
It was gathered that the artists had gone to Ajah to perform in a three-day birthday party allegedly organized by the owner of the studio, Olanireti Akinbola.
Sources alleged that a possible suffocation from a generator placed directly opposite the studio door could be responsible for their death.
“The convener invited some gospel artistes to minister during her three-day birthday praise, which started on Monday.
“Segun Praise was scheduled to minister on the second day, and he came with his crew. The session started in the evening and ran late, so they decided to stay overnight in the studio.
“It was the following morning that we heard that their bodies were found in the studio.
“A generator was on and placed directly opposite their sleeping locations. So, it is suspected that this probably caused their death, but nothing has been concluded yet,” said a police source.
