Man Found Dead In An Uncovered Well In Lagos

It was a tragic day for the people of Akanyin street, Shibibiri Rd, Ilemba in Ojo, Ajamgbadi area of Lagos yesterday morning as one of the residents of the area was found with his head deep down in a well.

The man who was later recognized as a resident of the area was said to have been in the well for quite a while as many of the tenants who are early users of water had fetched from the well for various purposes before the corpse was noticed to be in the uncovered well.

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The dead body, which was later identified to be a carpenter, whose wife jilted him recently. Although many of the residents claimed he was seen drunk the previous day, no one could however explain what really happened that got him into the well.

Linda Ikeji reports that the Nigerian Security And Civil Defence Corps in the area have, however, stepped into the case for proper investigation of the matter.

It would be recalled that four people, including two police officers, were recently killed by armed robbers as they attacked a bank in the Alaba International Market in Ojo area of Lagos.

Source: Legit.ng