Residents of the Aga area of Ikorodu are still puzzled over the death of a man, his wife and one of their children.
The three were found dead in their home at.12, Obafemi Eruja Street, off Mustapha Asha Street in the town..
The man, identified as Enife Omomo, a commercian motorcyclist, hanged himself after possibly killing the wife, Faith, and their last born.
A neighbour of the deceased, Taiwo Salami, said they (the deceased) and their other children were all inside the apartment when the incident occurred.
Salami said, “I left home very early as usual with my motorcycle. After some hours, my wife called me that Baba Efe, his wife and their last child, Glorious were found dead inside their apartment. On getting home I saw a crowd in our compound. I entered the apartment of Baba Efe only to discover he had committed suicide, the wife lay on the floor dead and the son on the three-seater chair also dead. I was surprised because yesterday night, I saw both the wife and the husband sitting together as usual without any rancour. In fact, they were playing with their children around them. I don’t know what could have caused this sudden situation.
“Efe, the eldest daughter went to one of their family members, living nearby to report the development. On getting there, she screamed for help. The dead man used to be a motorcycle rider but a few months ago he stopped working because his motorcycle had developed a fault. The children also stopped going to school but I saw them yesterday and there was no sign of any problem among them.”
Another neighbour however said Omomo and his wife had been having issues in recent times.
“There was a time the husband and wife were fighting and the husband was accusing his wife of infidelity– that the wife must tell him the real father of the son– if not that nobody will be alive among them,” the neighbour was quoted to have said. “As you can see, the children and their parents were together at the time of the incident and nothing happened to the two older girls. The mother and son whose matter is in contention were found dead and the father was also found to have committed suicide.”
Man commits suicide in Ikorodu as wife, child are also found dead in the same apartment

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