A 34-year-old lady named Bidemi Damilola was discovered dead in a shallow ditch near a piggery farm in the Mabolufon region of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.
Ogun State Police Command disclosed that the deceased had gone missing before her lifeless body was finally found on Friday.
Adekunle Fetiga, the deceased’s husband, who had led the search, immediately approached the Igbeba Police Division in the region to report the event.
According to the command, Fetiga reported that the family got concerned when her wife, who had left the house on Thursday, did not return.
The circumstances leading to the death of the woman were unclear, but the police said a plastic bag containing an unidentified liquid substance was found at the scene.
The command also declared that two pairs of slippers suspected to belong to the deceased were found just beside the shallow canal.
Although there were no signs of violent marks on her body, an investigation had since commenced to unravel the circumstances of her disappearance and subsequent death.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, who spoke on Sunday, said, “A preliminary investigation has commenced. Once completed, the case will be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for further investigation.
“In the meantime, the body has been taken to the State Hospital Mortuary in Ijebu-Ode for an autopsy.”