Police detectives in
Ondo state are battling to unravel the mysterious death of a Mr. and Mrs. Femi
Oguntunwase who were found dead after taking their breakfast. Their corpses
were found in their home at New Sight area of Oba Ile area of Ondo State.
Police detectives told
Vanguard that the cause of the sudden death of the couple, whose corpeses were
found on floor of their living room remained a mystery. One of their neighbor’s
who went to their apartment reportedly met the couple on the floor with the
husband (Femi) naked whille the wife ( Modupe) wore a Tishirt and tied a
wrapper. A bottle of palm oil was allegedly found on the floor in the sitting
room.
Vanguard learnt that the deceased were seen that fateful morning and they
exchanged greetings with other neighbors before they retired to their
apartment.
The news of their
demise according to one of the neighbor came as a shock as they were hale and
hearty in the morning. Speaking with newsmen a neighbor Salewa said, ” We saw
the husband in the morning greeting everybody but we were surprised to hear his
death in the afternoon . ” She alleged that a bowl of Pap and Beans.
Cake
(akara) were placed on a table beside the deceased in their sitting room Salewa
pointed out that they may have died after taking their breakfast. Police source
said that the couple may have died of food poison. ” We saw palm oil in their
mouths, it may be when they were having stomach pain that they drank the palm
oil. We also discovered that the death happened after their breakfast”
Contacted, Police Image Maker Femi Joseph confirmed the death of the couple.
Joseph said that their corpses had been deposited at the State Specialists
Hospital in Akure On if any arrest had been made, the.
Police Image maker said
” no arrest had been made on the incident because it has not been established
that the couple were killed. ” We got the report of the incident last weekend
and we are still investigating to know the cause of their death. Joseph added
that “Their bodies have been deposited at the hospital for autopsy, it is after
the autopsy that we will know the next step to take . ”
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