Family of five found dead in Abeokuta

A family of five, including a father, mother and
their three children were found dead in their
home yesterday Friday August 15th at Temidire
Community, in Sabo, Abeokuta North LGA of Ogun
State
The dead people have been identified as Aliu
Adeboye, his younger wife identified as Iya Aliya
and three of Adeboye's six children.
Vanguard reports...
Findings have shown that, the late
Adeboye had two wives and six children
before the incident. Further findings have
also revealed that, the first wife, and her
three children who slept in another room in
the same six-room bungalow were alive.
It was gathered that the whole community
woke up and found out that the five people
were dead while the first wife and her
children were safe.
The people in the community were said to be
suspecting a foul play as the two wives were
said to always be at loggerheads.
Some people alleged that chemical odour was
being perceived in the house of the deceased,
while some others said the deaths could be as a
result of the fumes from the generator at the back
of the building.
A resident in the area who lived directly in front
of the building who pleaded for anonymity said it
was the wailing of the first wife that woke up
members of the community who found out that
the people were dead.
A source said, “ The wives are always fighting,
cursing each other, it got to a stage that the
community leader had to intervene.”
Sources within the community said the first wife
whose name could not be ascertained was almost
lynched but she was saved by policemen from
nearby Ilupeju divisional police headquarters.
A zonal leader in the community, Abubakar
Olowoorioke, explained that they were in the
mosque in the early hours when a woman alerted
them about the tragic incident.
Olowoorioke explained that he could not move
closer to the place because of the shock but
added that the smell of chemicals could be
perceived from inside the house.
The Police Public Relations officer in the state,
Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the incident ,adding
that the cause of the death was still unknown in
mystery and that postmortem would be carried
out on the corpses to reveal the cause of death.
Source: Vanguard