A man identified as Hakeem Oladimeji, has taken his own life after killing his yet-to-be-identified girlfriend in the Bariga area of Lagos State.
Troubled started between the couple who lived in a rented apartment around when an argument ensued between them.
The argument reported escalated into a fight which led Oladimeji for a stick and hit her in the head.
It was learnt that the lady slump and died on the spot.
It was gathered that he later drove to a location close to the NASFAT Islamic Centre along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Traders, customers and passersby in the area were said to have discovered the decomposing bodies of Oladimeji and his girlfriend inside the vehicle.
Some people said Oladimeji and his girlfriend died while sexually pleasuring each other in the vehicle, other persons said a police investigation would reveal the true circumstances surrounding the victims’ death.
The decomposing bodies of the couple were deposited at the Ibafo Police Station.
A black nylon bag was used to wrap the remains as efforts were on to convey the corpses to a mortuary.
The spokesperson of the state Police command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, who confirmed the incident, however, revealed that Oladimeji was responsible for his girlfriend’s death.
He said Oladimeji confessed to the crime in a suicide note he sent to his wife.
“The man’s name is Hakeem Oladimeji; he and his girlfriend were the ones found dead in a Sienna vehicle parked at the entrance of the NASFAT campground. Oladimeji lived in Ogun State, but rented an apartment for his girlfriend in Lagos State.
“A fight broke out between them without anyone knowing the cause of the fight and he hit her head with a stick and she slumped. Immediately, he deposited her corpse in his car, drove straight to his house, but those who saw him carrying the corpse into his car reported the case at the Ilaje Police Station at Bariga.
“When he got home, he dropped a suicide note for his wife, which stated that he had killed someone and he’s going to commit suicide and she shouldn’t bother looking for him.
“He drove his dead girlfriend straight to the Ibafo area of Ogun State, parked his car close to the entrance of the NASFAT Islamic Centre, brought out an insecticide, wound up the glasses, drank it and died,” the police spokesperson revealed.
