The Lagos State Police command has recovered the body of a 56-year old man, Rasaki Balogun and that of his mistress found dead in his sitting room at Ejigbo area of the state.
The deceased was said to be living alone in the house while his family lives in a different place.
The identity of the mistress is yet to be established as he was said to have picked her about two days to the incident from unknown location.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Monday said that on the 20th of June, 2019 at about 8.00am, one Akorede Balogun of Area 2, Igbehindun Estate, New Heaven, Iba, reported at Iba Police Station that her husband, Rasaki Balogun of No. 16, Taiwo Oke, Victory Estate, Ejigbo was found dead with his mistress in his sitting room.
Elkana added that a team of detectives led by the Divisional Police Officer, Ejigbo visited the scene and found the corpses of the man and his mistress in the pool of their blood with the woman lying on a knife.
Giving more insight to the incident, he said,” The Crime scene was sealed off for forensic analysis while the corpses were evacuated to Hospital for autopsy.
“Homicide detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department, Yaba have taken over the case on the instruction of the Commissioner of Police Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu mni.
“Investigation is ongoing to unravel the circumstances surrounding their death.
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