A lifeless body of a mad woman who was suspected to have been used for ritual was dumped at the frontage of Iya Mubarak’s shop at 1 Desalu Street, Agege in Lagos around 3:00am August 12, 2014.



An old man, a book binder, who repairs damaged bible in the house where the shop is located said that when he came out around 6:00am on that fateful day, he saw something that was wrapped and covered and he decided to find out the content, just to get there and saw the mad woman that he also known in the area. He made an attempt to wake her and it turned out to be a lifeless body.
GOV. FASHOLA
GOV. FASHOLA

Onyeka, one of the residents said that the mad woman used to stay around Agege railway station and always used a big nylon to cover body.

Another trader in the area, Iya precious a food vendor at 4, Desalu Street, said she closed for the day at 1:00am on the fateful day and there was no corpse there.

Iya Mubarak whose shop front was used as a dumping ground for the corpse said she closed by 10:30 pm without the sign of corpse anywhere in the vicinity on the stated day.

One of the businessmen in the area, Sunday, a shoe dealer stated that when he was going home by 12:05am on the historic day he saw the mad woman alive lying by the railway side.

By 9am on August 12, after the cat has been let out of the bag, the scene was crowded and concerned people in the vicinity called the nearest local government which was Agege Local Government but the reply was that ten thousands Naira (N10, 000.00) should be paid before they could carry the corpse.

When the assistance of Lagos state Ambulance in Agege was sought, the officials required for a police report before they could remove the lifeless body.

Since the market men and women were unable to carry on with the business of the day, another person whose identity was not disclosed called somebody in the stated local government and it was stated that the person charged N7, 000.00 and when it was agreed upon, they brought ambulance around 1:00pm to evacuate the corpse from the area.

When the corpse was turned to be carried, the unusual was discovered, it was noticed that the two breasts and two eyes of the woman were discovered missing.

After the evacuation, the market sellers started displaying their wares and contributed five hundred naira (N500.00) each and they washed the spot and sprinkled salt all over the spot. .com

BY OMO JESU