Raphael Agboola
An unknown lady identified as Adeola was recently found dead at No. 21, Oshoba Close, Itire, Lagos.
The deceased who was said to be pregnant had come to visit her
lover, one Raphael Agboola, on the 14th March 2016, before the
unfortunate incident happened. Her lifeless body was found on a cushion
outside the compound the next day.
According to Vanguard, the deceased whose family is yet to be
located, had been in a relationship with Raphael, a 57- year -old welder
for about three months.
Trouble, however, started after Adeola who is about 25 year old
told Raphael that she was pregnant for someone else. It was learned that
Raphael who was heartbroken by the development had sent Adeola out of
his house. Thinking that Raphael would change his mind, Adeola had
passed the night outside where her lifeless body was found.
Raphael became the prime suspect as detectives from Itire Police
Division were alerted about the development. On his path, the suspect
says he knew nothing about her death and that he only met her one
fateful day in January 2016, and that he had no canal knowledge of her.
He said, “I am from Kwara state. I met Adeosun while I was
going to church on the first Sunday of the year in January 2016. I saw
her walking along Wuraola bus stop in Mushin area of Lagos. I was
attracted to her, so I stopped her and tried to woo her and she
accepted. I gave her my house address to come and check on me later that
day.
“She came that afternoon as agreed and during our discussion, I
asked her where she was from and she told me Oyo State. I also asked
her about her parents and she told me they were both dead. I then asked
her who she was living with, she told me she was living with an aunt. To
prove to her that I really wanted a serious relationship, I told her I
would want to see her aunt. We agreed to go there on the Thursday of
same week. We exchanged phone numbers and I told her to call me on that
Thursday so that I would know where to meet her and then proceed to her
aunt’s house. After our discussion, she left. I did not even touch her
that day.
“Surprisingly, Thursday came and I heard nothing from Adeola. I
called her later to know why she did not stick to our plan. She told me
she was busy and could not make it. I saw reasons with her and told her
it was not a problem and that we could always fix another time. The
relationship continued on phone, but she never visited my house again.
It was, however, unusual when after sometime, her number was no longer
going through. I just took it as one of those things since I do not know
her house or even have anyone to ask of her whereabout.
“It was, however, amazing when on the 14th March, 2016, when I
returned from work at about 7:30 p.m, my neighbour told me someone had
been waiting to see me. I asked her who it was and she said it was a
lady. I did not take my neighbour serious and even after she showed me
where the person sat, I could not recognize the person. So, I walked
straight into my apartment. I was praying when I noticed someone walk
into my apartment. I chose to finish my prayer before attending to
whoever it was. When I finished and raised my head, I noticed it was
Adeola. I was surprised and asked her what brought her to my place since
she did not bother to check on me all this while.
“She told me she was pregnant and needed help. I asked her who
was responsible for the pregnancy and she told me the person ran away
when he discovered she was pregnant. I then asked about her aunt she was
living with, she told me her aunt had sent her packing after she
discovered she was pregnant. I also noticed she had a terrible cough.
So, I told her I could not help her situation. I asked her to go back
home and beg her aunt. She left my house and I refreshed that night and
went to bed.
“It was, however, surprising when the next morning, at about
7a.m., one of my neighbours, a Muslim cleric informed me that the lady
who came to look for me last night was lying dead on a cushion outside
my compound. I rushed out and noticed she was the one. I was confused
and could not explain what had actually happened to her. My neighbours,
however, alerted the Police at Itire division about what had happened. I
was arrested and subsequently transferred to the State Criminal
Investigations and Intelligence Department (SCID) Panti Yaba.
“Sincerely, I have nothing to do with Adeola’s death. I did not
kill her and did not even have the slightest clue that she did not
leave that night. If I am vindicated, I obviously will stay off women
because I have seen a lot. I have been married twice on different
occasions and they both left me with my two children because I was not
wealthy. I had kept to myself not until when I meet Adeola.”
The police are, however, calling on members of the public to help
trace the family of Adeola as they have not been able to locate any
family member or friend of the deceased while police sources said
investigation is on to ascertain the actually cause of her death.
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