Pregnant woman found dead in lover’s house
An unknown lady who has been identified as Adeola was found dead recently at No. 21, Oshoba Close, Itire Lagos. The deceased who was found to be pregnant had come to visit her lover, one Raphael Agboola on the 14th March 2016 before her lifeless body was found on a cushion outside the compound a day after.
The Daily Times gathered that the deceased whose family is yet to be located had allegedly been in a relationship with Raphael, a 57-year-old welder for about three months. Trouble however struck when Adeola who is about 25 years younger told Raphael that her pregnancy was for someone else.
Information had it that Raphael who was heartbroken by the development had sent Adeola out of his house. Thinking Raphael would change his mind; Adeola had passed the night outside, where her lifeless body was found. Raphael became the prime suspect as men of the Itire Police Division were alerted on the development.
On his path, the suspect said he knows nothing about her death and that he only met her one day in January 2016 and did not even have any personal relationship with her.
“I am from Kwara state. I met Adeola while I was going to Church on the 3rd January 2016, being the first Sunday in January. I saw her walking along Wuraola bus stop in Mushin area of Lagos. I was attracted to her, so I stopped her and tried to woe her and she accepted. I gave her my house address to come and check on me later that day since I was on my way to Church.
“She came that afternoon as agreed, so that we could talk and get to know each other better. During our discussion, I asked where she is from and she said Oyo State. I also asked her about her parents and she told me they were both dead. I then asked her who she was living with, she told me she was living with an aunt. To prove to her that I really wanted a serious relationship, I told her I would want to see her aunt. We agreed to go there on the Thursday of same week. We exchanged phone numbers and I told her to call me on that Thursday so that I will know where to met her and then proceed to her aunt’s house. After our discussion, she left. I did not even touch her on that day.
“Surprisingly, Thursday came and I heard nothing from Adeola. I called her later that day, to know why she did not stick with our plan. She told me she was busy and could not make it. I saw reasons with her and told her it was not a problem and that we could always fix another time. We continued to talk on phone, but she never visited my house again. It was however unusual when after sometime, her number was no longer going through. I just took it as one of those things and since I did not know her house or even have anyone to ask of her whereabouts.”
To Raphael, trying to locate Adeola whom he had now fallen in love with became an uphill task. He continued with his story.
“I was surprised when on the 14th March, 2016; after I had returned from work at about 7:30 p.m., my neighbour told me someone had been waiting to see me. I asked her who it was and she said it was a lady. I did not take my neighbour seriously and even after she showed me where the person was, I could not recognise the person.
“I walked straight into my apartment. I was praying when I noticed someone walk into my apartment. I chose to finish my prayer before attending to whoever it was. When I finished and raised my head, I noticed it was Adeola. I was surprised and asked her what brought her to my place since she did not bother to check on me all this while.
“She told me she was pregnant and needed help. I asked her who was responsible for the pregnancy and she told me the person ran away when he discovered she was pregnant. I then asked about her aunt she was living with, she told me her aunt had sent her packing after she discovered she was pregnant. I also noticed she had a terrible cough so I told her I could not help her situation. I asked her to go back home and beg her aunt. She left my house and I refreshed that night and went to bed.
“It was however surprising when the next morning, at about 7a.m., one of my neighbours who is an Alpha called my attention that the lady who came to look for me last night was laying dead on a cushion outside my compound. I rushed out and noticed she was the one. I was confused and could not explain what had actually happen to her. My neigbours however alerted the Itire Police Division about what had happened. I was arrested and subsequently transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Panti Yaba.
“Sincerely, I have nothing to do with Adeola’s death; I did not kill her and did not even have the slightest clue that she did not leave that night. If I am vindicated I obviously will stay off women because I have seen a lot. I have been married twice on different occasions and they both left me with my two children because I was not wealthy. I had kept to myself until when I met Adeola.”
The police are however calling on members of the public to help trace the family members of Adeola as they have not been able to locate anyone or friend of the deceased. Investigation is however ongoing to ascertain the actual cause of her death.
