- Popular Gospel Musician, Three Crew Members Found Dead in Ajah Studio
- Police say no visible signs of violence on bodies
- Case transferred to SCID for full investigation
Four persons, including a gospel musician, Matthew Ogundele, have been found dead inside a music studio in the Abraham Adesanya area of Ajah, Lagos State.
The other victims were identified as Itunu Ogundele, Joseph Sanya, and a blogger, Matthew Awosanya, popularly known as JoesTv.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that findings showed that the deceased were invited to minister on Tuesday during a three day birthday praise programme organised by fellow gospel artiste, Olanireti Akinbola.
A police source disclosed on Saturday that the group arrived at the studio in the evening and ministered late into the night.
Due to the late hour, they reportedly decided to spend the night in the studio, where they were later discovered dead the following morning.
“The convener organised a three day birthday praise which began on Monday. Matthew Ogundele and his crew were billed to minister on Tuesday. The programme lasted late, so they decided to sleep over in the studio. It was the next morning that information filtered in that their lifeless bodies had been found,” the source said.
A Christian blog, Omojesu, also reported that the victims chose to stay overnight because of the distance between the studio and their homes.
Confirming the incident, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Adebisi, said the case was reported on Wednesday by the studio owner, Akintayo Akinbola, who is also the husband of the celebrant.
According to her, Akinbola told the police that he left the artistes in the studio within the HFP Shopping Complex on Tuesday night after buying food for them.
“He stated that the artistes returned to the studio with the food while he went home. However, at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday, he returned and discovered that the studio door was locked from the inside.
“Alarmed, he raised the alarm and the door was forced open. Upon entry, the lifeless bodies of the four artistes were found inside the studio,” she said.
Adebisi added that detectives visited the scene and documented their findings, noting that no visible signs of violence were observed.
“The corpses were taken to the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, where they were confirmed dead and deposited at the mortuary for autopsy,” she said.
She disclosed that the case had been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, to determine the exact cause of death.
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