The body of Ayo Aiyepeku, the missing photojournalist who was feared murdered last week, has been recovered in Lokoja, Kogi State.
His decomposing corpse was reportedly found in a bush at the Crusher area, on the outskirts of the capital city, on Sunday evening.
A TVC News report stated that residents raised the alarm after detecting a foul smell in the area. This prompted them to notify the Lokoja Local Government Chairman and security operatives.
In the video report, recorded at night, the covered body of the deceased photojournalist is seen on a stretcher being taken out of a white Toyota Hilux and moved into what appears to be a hospital building.
A man, who is addressing a group of people in the clip, is heard saying what seems like, “The police will be with them (the hospital) when they are doing the forensic examination in this place.”
At press time, the state police had not issued an official statement on this development and efforts to reach them were unsuccessful.
BACKGROUND
Aiyepeku was suspected to have been killed by Jacob Adebayo Pelumi, a staff member of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) and his neighbour.
Pelumi was reported to have lured Aiyepeku to his poultry farm, where he “struck him on the head with an iron object and dismembered the body”.
Then on Thursday, the body of the suspected killer was found in a room at Abidan 115 Hotel in Lokoja. Witnesses claimed he died by suicide.
The state government ordered the hotel to be sealed on Friday to “preserve evidence and facilitate a thorough inquiry by the relevant authorities”.
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