17-Year-Old Boy Found Buried In Shallow Grave At Lagos Apartment, 1 Suspect Arrested

A 17-year-old boy, Adeolu Olubade, who went missing a few days ago, has been found dead by the police in a ‘shallow grave’ at an apartment in the Ejigbo area of Lagos State.

The apartment is located on Jesus Assembly, Omoguwa Street, Ejigbo.

Team@orientactualmags.com learned that a suspect, who is 30 years old, has been arrested in connection with the incident that happened between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm on September 2, 2024.

Spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, also confirmed this on Thursday.

‘On September 3, 2024, at about 8:00 am, a family member of the deceased person approached and reported at the station that his 17-year-old cousin was discovered dead and buried in one of the rooms at Jesus Assembly Street, Omoguwa Street, Ejigbo.

They suspected that the crime was carried out  by a 30-year-old suspect of the same address between 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Based on this report, a team of detectives was dispatched to the crime scene and took photographs of the shallow grave before the corpse was exhumed.

The body has been taken to the Isolo General Hospital for postmortem examination. The suspect mentioned has been apprehended, and the shovel suspected to have been used to bury the victim has been recovered, taken to the station, and registered as an exhibit’ he submitted while adding that the suspect would be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Unit at Alagbon for further investigation-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you