Posted by Samuel on Wed 22nd Sep, 2021 - tori.ng
The man simply identified as Isiaka was said to have been declared missing by his family about three days ago.
Daily Trust reports that a man declared missing by his family has been found dead inside his SUV around Olomore area of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
The man simply identified as Isiaka was said to have been declared missing by his family about three days ago.
The family had reported at Adigbe divisional police headquarters that the deceased left home in his car, but never returned.
A source said search for the man yielded no result not until Tuesday when he was found dead in his car along Olomore area of the State capital.
The spokesman of the State Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the incident on Tuesday night.
Oyeyemi said the family had requested that the body be released for burial according to Islamic rites.
He said police had begun investigation to unravel the cause of his death.
“The man was reported missing about three days ago at Adigbe police station, and a case of missing person was incidented, only for us to get information today that the man’s dead body was discovered inside the vehicle. We are investigating the cause of his death.
“The family has demanded for the corpse to be released because they want to bury him according to Islamic rites,” Oyeyemi said.