- One Akeem, a coworker of the deceased, and her landlord reported the incident at the Dopemu Police Division on Wednesday.
One Tina Ileogben, a baker, has been found dead at her apartment in Lagos State.
The deceased, who resided in the Dopemu area of the state, was found in the pool of her own blood with her throat slit.
The Lagos State police command spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday.
The police have begun an investigation into the death of the baker, Hundeyin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
According to him, one Akeem, a coworker of the deceased, and her landlord reported the incident at the Dopemu Police Division on Wednesday.
The report was made after they found her dead body at her residence on Olowo Street, Alhaja Shifiwa area of Dopemu, Agege, in Lagos State.
He said the coworker disclosed that the deceased did not show up at work, and a senior member of staff on duty directed him to check up on her since she lived close to the company.
Hundeyin, however, debunked claims that the deceased was found with her heart missing.
Hundeyin added that officials of the Lagos State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit had moved the remains of the deceased the Mainland General Hospital, Yaba, for an autopsy.
“On getting there, Akeem met her room open, entered the room with two neighbours of the deceased, and discovered her lifeless naked body in a pool of blood with her neck slit.
“Investigation is ongoing, but regarding the alleged missing heart of the deceased, nothing of such happened,” Hundeyin said.
An elder sister to the deceased, identified as Justina, told newsmen that her sister was allegedly raped before she was killed.
Justina, who demanded justice from the police, urged the command to track down the suspect(s) responsible for her sister’s death. (NAN)
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