The recent discovery of the decomposing body of a tenant, Ijeoma Eminista, in her one-room apartment at No. 21 Onitolo Street, Surulere, Lagos State, threw other residents of the house into confusion.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the deceased’s corpse was discovered when other tenants became worried as to her whereabouts having not seen her for two days.
The neighbours said Eminista usually went out early in the morning and returned late at night, so it was not unusual that she was not seen initially.
Our correspondent learnt that the deceased’s window was left open all the while, which made neighbours to assume that she was around and out of curiosity, they peeped through the window and saw her lying on her bed. Read more