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JUST IN: Tragedy As Police Officer, Wife, Children Found Dead In Osun
- A police officer, his wife, and children have been found dead in Osun State.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that tragedy struck in Osun State on Tuesday as a policeman, his wife, and five children were found dead in their apartment.
It was gathered that the tragic incident occurred at Elegbaata village, Oke Suna, Apomu, in the Isokan Local Government Area of Osun State.
It was further learnt that one other member of the family, who had also slept in the apartment, was rescued alive and taken to a hospital, where he has since been receiving treatment.
A resident, who declined to be named, disclosed that seven people were found dead in the early hours of Tuesday after eight people had slept in the house on Monday.
EKOHOTBLOG reports that the resident added that the people in the area became suspicious when the door of the apartment remained shut several hours after daybreak, saying, “But even at that, we did not immediately realise those that slept in the house had died until some residents summoned courage and forced the door open.
“What we saw was scary. All of them that slept in the house, except one, had died; husband, wife, and five children all dead. But one person that also slept in the house was rescued alive and taken to a hospital. Some people that arrived at the scene first said they inhaled odour of a chemical, but I can’t say specifically what killed them.
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“The house where the incident happened belonged to the wife. The man that was found dead was married to the woman, but those children belonged to another man. The man had his own house also in Apomu. He was a policeman and was known as Saheed,” the source disclosed.
As gathered by EKOHOTBLOG, the tragic incident was confirmed by the Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, noting that, “Operatives have removed the deceased for autopsies. They were taken to the OAU Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife. But investigation has commenced, even though we have not made any arrest.
“The person that was rescued alive is receiving treatment at a private hospital in Apomu; he is responding to treatment,” the police spokesperson said.
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